John Galsworthy — Soames and the Flag
London, William Heinemann, 1930. Leather. A signed limited edition of John Galsworthy's novella tying into his 'Forsyte' series, bound in full vellum. A limited edition, being number 136 out of 1025 copies for sale in Great Britain and Ireland. Signed by the author to the edition page. This novella ties into Galsworthy's 'Forsyte Saga', following the popular character Soames Forsyte, a solicitor and connoisseur, in 1914 to 1918. The 'Forsyte Saga' follow a large upper-middle-class family across generations, collecting together a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921. In the publisher's original vellum. Bound in full vellum. Externally smart with bowing to the boards, with spotting and minor marks to the boards. Light spotting to the endpapers. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .