MANDOLINATA: FOURTEEN STORIES ..
signed first edition
1931 · London
by Mackenzie, Faith Compton
London: Cope and Fenwick, 1931. Large octavo, original terra cotta cloth stamped in gold, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. First edition. Limited to 350 numbered copies signed by Mackenzie. Collection of short fiction by the wife of Compton Mackenzie. About half of the stories are set in Italy. "Queer Lady" is an ironic and rather enigmatic fairy tale. Tiny private owner's book label on front paste-down. Tiny, faint damp stain to front cover, small, faint stain to top edge of text block, else a near fine copy with clean interior. (#117405) (Inventory #: 117405)