£5,200
TARKA THE OTTER: 'Tarka the Otter..His Joyful Water-Life & Death in the Country of the Two Rivers': privately printed for subscribers only, 1927: No.2 of 100 numbered copies, this marked the author's copy and signed by Henry Williamson, his owl device beside, further inscribed 'for his son, grandson, great-grandson, et seq. as an heirloom. Or I'll haunt the one as sells 'm!!..8 August 1927', with further handwritten provenance from his son Richard below dated 21st August 1972: printed endpapers, publishers full vellum with morocco label, teg, remainder untrimmed, 8vo: together with a similar copy, No.3 in series, inscribed 'Henry Williamson for G E Williamson': plus another copy in half vellum, No.76/100 copies with Williamson's signature and monogram, additionally signed to front FE 'Charles Robert Calvert Hibbert Esq, with affectionate regard from Henry Williamson Christmas 1927': plus 2 copies of the large paper issue in brown buckram, limited to 1000 copies, both unnumbered/out of series. (5)
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