THE FIELD OF MUSTARD; TALES
London: Jonathon Cape, 1926. First edition. Hardcover. Very good plus / Very Good. Item #52597
Number 55 of 85 copies of the special limited edition signed by Coppard on the limitation page. Also written by Coppard on the bottom of the limitation page is a four line quote by Schopenhauer. Listed in Bleiler, The Checklist of Fantastic Literature [1972], pg 84. Collects eleven of Coppard's stories. Bound in full vellum over boards with brown leather spine label and top edge in gilt. The usual slight bow to the covers common to velum bound books. From the library of John K. Martin, publisher of Black Sparrow Press, with his small exlibris label on the rear endpaper. Very good plus in very good dust price-clipped dust jacket with tape reinforcement to the reverse.
Price: $345.00