The Legion Book
London, Cassell, 1929, hardcover. The first printing of this large tome of contributed articles, sold to raise money for the Royal British Legion. 234 pages, 9 x 11.5 inches, maroon cloth, deckle edges. Contributors include P.G. Wodehouse, John Galsworthy, Hugh Walpole, Hilaire Belloc, Edgar Wallace, Aldous Huxley, G K Chesterton, and Rudyard Kipling. Includes a short essay on Earl Haig by Churchill. Woods B12(b), Cohen B38.2 Here is a first impression in the very unusual dustwrapper. Book has some slight discolourations on cover. Dustwrapper has a 2 x 4 inch triangle gone from top edge, spine is tanned. The yellow wraparound band is pasted onto the front pastedown. Item #8091
Price: $75.00