The Box of Delights, or When the Wolves were Running

FIRST UK EDITION HARDCOVER in UNCLIPPED DUSTJACKET, with original published price of "7/6 net" on inner front flap. With wonderful bright colour endpapers illustrated by Judith S. Masefield. Includes several small vignette type b&w illustrations by Reginald John "Rex" Whistler throughout. Bound in original blue cloth with bright gilt lettering to front board & spine, pictorial endpapers, in publisher's unclipped pictorial dustjacket. Very Good hardcover, in a Very Good dustjacket. Slight handling wear, mild foxing to edge of book block, mildly soiled dustjacket with darkened spine & light spotting & closed tears & small chips, otherwise a nice clean tight solid copy. The dustjacket is now protected in a removable clear mylar cover. 418pp. Despite the minor faults, still a lovely collectible copy of a scarce book. See photographs. RARE.