signed first edition Unbound
1918 · (London)
by HASTAIN, Eugene, artist (George Gibbs)
(London): Hodder & Stoughton, 1918. Unbound. Fine. Original dust jack art by Eugene Hastain. Image matted to approximately 11" x 18". Watercolor over pencil. Hodder and Stoughton logo has been pasted over the painting, and the poster paint has eroded a bit, else about fine. Signed in the lower left corner. Image of a dour older man with umbrella with an exotic, either Arab or North African town in the background. Hastain was a well-known commercial illustrator who illustrated many stories and books including the popular Reginald Arkell "Green Thumb" series of gardening books and the 1930 Bookman's Christmas Portfolio. (Inventory #: 64693)