The Hound of Heaven. HUDDART (Frideswith).

£300.00

NO. 41 OF 50 NUMBERED COPIES SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR

The Hound of Heaven. Ten Drawings for the Poem of Francis Thompson.

10 monochrome plates mounted on blue card, with captioned tissue guards.

Limited to 50 signed and numbered copies, of which this no. 41. 4to. [309 x 259 x 13 mm]. Bound in ivory paper covered boards, the front cover and spine lettered in black. (Lettering on spine slightly rubbed).

London: Chatto & Windus, 1914

Tissue guards are browned and lightly foxed, with some small marginal tears. Near fine. Front paste down with bookplate reading Ex Libris Elsie Rose pasted onto a paper pocket containing:

THOMPSON (Francis).

The Hound of Heaven.

Black and white portrait frontispiece. Printed in red and black

12mo [177 x 115 x 4 mm]. 17, [6] pp. Original paper wrappers are the binding, cover lettered and with a decorative border in gilt, uncut edges. (Lightly scuffed and a little marked, very light foxing to edges).

London: Burns & Oates Ltd. [n.d.]

Includes 'facsimile lines from Francis Thompson's Ms. Of "The Hound of Heaven", 1p of reviews and 3pp of advertisements to the rear. Near fine.

Stock no. ebc9083