Where the Blue Begins. Two Versions

Two versions of Where the Blue Begins by Christopher Morley. (1) De Luxe Limited Edition signed by the author Mr. Morley and the illustrator Mr. Rackham. Published by William Heinimann Ltd, London and Doubleday Page & Co., New York, 1922. This is #9 of 100 copies. 4to. 11 1/8" by 8 1/4", x, 1-227pp. Four colour illustrations including Frontispiece; 16 line drawings. Unopened quire containing ix - blank page facing page 1. Very good book, lacking slipcase. Cloth-backed blue boards, black back-strip. Paper labels on front cover and spine. Upper edges are gilt. Title labels are toned. Lower edge at tail of board spine is frayed. Professional repairs to stabilize the upper edge at head of spine and fore-edge corners. Previous owner's inscriptions on FFEP. Minimal foxing to end-papers. Text pages are age-toned and with a few margin smudges else clean. Text block is sound. (2) First edition. Published by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1922. Sm4to. 9 3/4" by 6 7/8". x, 10-227pp. Same four colour illustrations including frontispiece and 16 line drawings. Very good book in very good dust jacket. Blue ribboned cloth on boards with gilt-stamped lettering on spine. Front and back board panels have blind-stamped edgings around the borders. Upper page edges are blue tinted. Board spine and edges are sunned. Edges at head and tail of board spine have horizontal creases and faint fraying. Previous owner's inscription on FFEP. Text pages are age-toned, text block is snug. Dust jacket spine and extremities are sunned. White background of back jacket panel is soiled overall. Losses from chips across edges at head and tail of jacket spine. Shallow horizontal creasing along upper and lower edges of front and back jacket panels as well as several chips. Fore-edge corners are rubbed and with loss of up to 1/4". Inside front flap has 3 1/4" by 1 1/2" price clip on the lower corner. Please use close-up options for best inspection and in support of condition descriptions. Additional photos available at your request.…