Tarka the Otter His Joyful Water-Life and Deathin the Country of the Two Rivers.First illustrated edition. Illustrations by C. F. Tunnicliffe. by Williamson, Henry - 1932

London: G. Putnam's Sons, 1932. First published in 1927, this is the first illustrated edition, 1932. Hardback. xiv, 279pp. Green cloth with gilt to upper board and spine. Dust jacket in a protective sleeve. Illustrations by C. F. Tunnicliffe. Introduction by Sir John Fortescue. Williamson's renowned novel won the Hawthornden Prize in 1928 and has never been out of print since. Twenty three illustrations by Tunnicliffe. Book in good condition. Extremities of spine a little rubbed. Some minor damp staining to lower regions. Crack at rear hinge but binding still holding firm throughout. Some slight toning to endpapers. Previous owner's name in pencil to ffep. Internally clean and bright. Dust jacket poor. Unclipped. Generally soiled and worn. Some areas of loss around the edges, to extremities of spine and to folds. Spine a little discoloured.