The Romance of the Echoing Wood. Cet article n’est pas disponible.The Romance of the Echoing Wood

A signed first edition of this illustrated book of Welsh fairy tales by W.J.T. Collins, with many black and white illustrations by E.F. Powell. The first edition of this illustrated book of Welsh fairy tales by W.J.T. Collins, in the publisher's original half cloth. Signed by the author.This is a review copy of the first limited edition of this work, signed by the author to the limitation page.With many black and white illustrations by E.F. Powell.The Romance of the Echoing Wood is a book of Welsh fairy tales by W.J.T. Collins, featuring an introduction by Arthur Machen and an epilogue by William Henry Davies. It was published as a limited edition of two hundred and twenty copies by R.H. Johns in Newport, Wales.The story itself is told in three parts and centres on characters like Illtyd and the princess Ceinwen.Contains a bookplate from Lambspark School to the front paste down. In the publisher's original half cloth with gilt stamped paper-covered boards. Externally, smart with marginal fading and damp staining to boards. Shelf wear to extremities. The odd mark to the boards and cloth spine. Paper scuffed to rear board. Discolouration to cloth spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean with the odd spot, heaviest to the first and last few. With a bookplate from Lambspark School to the front paste down. Fore edge roughly cut. Very Good.…