Rosemary Rees — Local Colour
London, Chapman and Hall, 1933. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of Rosemary Rees' novel 'Local Colour.' A rare signed presentation copy. The first edition of this novel by Rosemary Rees, New Zealand actress and romantic novelist who made an important contribution to the development of light romance in New Zealand. A very scarce presentation copy, inscribed by the author to Pritchard Jones to the front free endpaper, dated 1934. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally smart with some shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The cloth to the spine has slightly faded. Inscribed by the author to Pritchard Jones to the front free endpaper, dated 1934. Internally, firmly bound. With some scattered spotting to the fore and bottom edge, affecting the occasional gutter only. Good . Ill.: None. Good .
