C. S. Evans — Reynard the Fox

London, Evans Brothers Limited, 1921. Cloth. A brightly illustrated copy of this narrative poem, as told by C. S. Evans. Signed and inscribed by the author. Scarce edition. Signed by the author to the half title, with an inscription dated July 1923. Illustrated with a colour tipped in frontispiece, three colour tipped in plates, and numerous in-text images and decorations. Collated complete. A thrilling narrative poem following the course of Reynard the fox as he attempts to evade the hunt. From the medieval German fable following an trickster red fox. As told by Charles Seddon Evans, an English writer noted for his retellings of folk tales. Illustrated by Leonard Robert Brightwell, an English animal painter, etcher, illustrator, and author. Dated from the British Library. In the original quarter cloth binding with paper covered boards. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting, predominantly to the first and last few pages. Author's ink inscription to the half title. Very Good . Ill.: L. R. Brightwell. Very Good .