Hugh Walpole — Judith Paris a Novel

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1931. Cloth. The limited edition of Judith Paris from the Herries Chronicles by Hugh Walpole, with the author's signature. An early limited edition of the work. One of 350 large paper copies printed in August 1931. With author's signature on the third front blank.Includes a folding colour map of Borrowdale, Lake District, in addition to a fold out Herries Family Tree diagram, before the rear end papers. This novel forms the second part of a family saga by Hugh Walpole titled The Herries Chronicles which follows an English family's changes in fortune over two centuries. A tumultuous work of historical fiction, Judith Paris features noteworthy descriptions of the Lake District, as well as of Paris during the French Revolution. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding. Externally, book is generally smart with good colour and minimal dulling to cloth at the spine. The odd mark to the boards, including a small white paint stain on front board towards bottom corner. Slight bumping to the tail of the spine and some bumping to the corners, in the latter's case resulting in slight loss of cloth. Hinges tender. Internally, pages generally bright and clean with spotting slightly heavier at endpapers. Folding map and folding family tree diagram present and generally bright with light spotting. Tidemark present on fore edge of folding family tree diagram, not impacting readability. Spare spine label tipped in at rear of work. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .