THE ROSE AND THE RING.
first edition
by THACKERAY, WILLIAM MAKEPEACE.
New York The Limited Editions Club 1942. Green cloth, vignette on front cover. Designed by George Mason for Christmas 1942. Illustrations redrawn by Fritz Kredel, from the first edition of 1854. #700/1500 copies. Text composed at the press of A. Colish. The full-page illustrations were hand-colored, under the supervision of Mr. Kredel, at the studio of Charlize Brakely. In lightly sunned chemise and rather shabby, but intact slipcase.(See Newman and Wiche #142). Limited.. (Inventory #: 002132)