A Book of Old Ballads by Beverley Nichols
1934. Limited Edition No 128 of 250. 280 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Fully bound in red leather with gilt decoration and lettering. Contains black and white & 16 colour plates (including frontispiece)by H. M. Brook. Number 128 of limited edition of 250 copies. Flat signed in pencil by both author and illustrator to page facing Acknowledgements. Marble paper pattern to pastedowns and endpapers. Pen inscription to half-title page. Deckled text block edges. Pages are mildly tanned and foxed throughout. Boards have noticeable edge wear with corner bumping and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright. Some scratching and peeling of leather to head and tail of spine due to water staining. Book has a very slight backward lean.