By Various; L. Callender
London   William Heinemann
10" by 7.5" ix, 225pp
A charming collection of short stories, essays, and poems by a variety of authors who had been published by William Heinemann, illustrated throughout.
By Various; L. Callender

1923 The Windmill; Stories, Essays, Poems & Pictures by Authors & Artists Whose Works are Published at the Sign of the Windmill

London   William Heinemann
10" by 7.5" ix, 225pp
A charming collection of short stories, essays, and poems by a variety of authors who had been published by William Heinemann, illustrated throughout.
£55.00
: 1kgs / : 624P29

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Colour Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

'The Windmill' is a collection of short stories, poems, essays, and illustrations by prominent illustrators and authors who had been published by William Heinemann from the late nineteenth century to early twentieth century. Some of the works included are 'Charley's Coup' by Jack London, 'Love' by Algernon Swinburne, 'Falling Asleep' by Siegfried Sassoon, 'A Note on Sentiment' by John Galsworthy, 'From a Diary' by Vita Sackville-West, and 'The Vigil', by Marie Belloc Lowndes. Edited by L. Callender. With a coloured frontispiece, a further three coloured plates, four monochrome plates, and seven facsimiles showing letters, manuscript, and handwriting of the authors included. Collated, complete.

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In the original publisher's half cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Light rubbing to the spine and extremities. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, resulting in a little loss to the head, with further light bumping to the extremities. Light marking to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spotting, heavier to the first and last few pages.

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