"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1923. [American Short Stories] LEATHER BOUND FIRST EDITION THUS. Quarto (32 x 23cm), pp.[14] 274 [4]. With 34 engraved plates, as well as a colour frontispiece, by Remington. Recently rebound in brown half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and the original titled and illustrated brown paper covers laid over boards. Top edge orange. Just a touch of light spotting to edges, and gently toned throughout. A few minor marks and chips to original covers. Very good. A selection of short stories about Native Americans and their interactions with European settlers, collected here with Remington's illustrations for the first time. Item #62009
Price: £395.00