Margaret Armour — Gudrun Done Into English
London and Toronto, J. M. Dent and Sons Limited, [1928] Undated, dated from a cop. First edition. Cloth. London and Toronto: J. M. Dent and Sons Limited, [1928] Undated, dated from a copy held by the British Library. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 6". W. B. Macdougall. A first edition of this richly illustrated retelling from Scottish writer Margaret Armour. A first edition, in original binding, with crips gilt lettering and motif to spine. A retelling of the old Norse tale following Gudrun, the mythological wife of the giant killer Siegfried.Features a frontispiece, an illustrated title page, and 7 further monochrome plates. Collated, complete.Illustrations rendered by Scottish artist William Brown Macdougall, the husband of the author Margaret Armour, whose work has been exhibited in the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy, the Walker Art Gallery, and Paris Salon, amongst many others. Bound in original green cloth. Externally, a little worn. Damp stains to boards. Bumping to head and tail. Slight rubbing to extremities. Slight age toning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: W. B. Macdougall. Good .