By Mary Webb
London   Jonathan Cape
7" by 5" 253; 320; 288; 288; 249; 288; 256pp.
A lovely set of Mary Webb's works in their original, unclipped dustwrapper. Each volume introduced by noted authors such as Walter de la Mare and John Buchan.
By Mary Webb

1946-1948 Mary Webb's Works

London   Jonathan Cape
7" by 5" 253; 320; 288; 288; 249; 288; 256pp.
A lovely set of Mary Webb's works in their original, unclipped dustwrapper. Each volume introduced by noted authors such as Walter de la Mare and John Buchan.
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Pleasing Copy, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

Later reprints of the first editions published between 1916 and 1928. The Sarn Edition of Mary Webb's works. 

Mary Webb was an English romantic novelist and poet, who was known for setting her writings in the countryside of Shropshire, and her Shropshire characters inspired by people knew. Allegedly, her novels inspired the noted satire Cold Comfort Farm.

Each volume in this series is introduced by an acclaimed author. Including the titles Armour Wherein He Trusted, introduced by Martin Armstrong, Gone to Earth, introduced by John Buchan, Precious Bane, introduced by Stanley Baldwin, The Golden Arrow, with an introduction by G. K. Chesterton, Poems and The Spring of Joy, introduced by Walter de la Mare, The House in Dormer Forest, introduced by Rev. H. R. L. Sheppard, and Seven for a Secret, introduced by Robert Lynd. 

With the original, unclipped dust wrapper.

Condition

In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally excellent with only minor shelfwear and slight bumping to head and tail of spine. The dustwrapper is unclipped and very smart with slight shelfwear and sunning to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.

Near Fine

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