" It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
— Henry Ward Beecher

London: Faber and Faber, 1988. [Anthology] FIRST EDITION, REVIEW COPY. Octavo ( 25 x 17cm), pp.xii; 244. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket priced at £9.95. Illustrated throughout with full page colour illustrations and decorative head and tailpieces to each story. With the publisher's review slip loosely inserted. Lightly handled and toned, marginally sunned to spine. Near fine. Item #54792
Price: £35.00