Eden Phillpotts — The Lavender Dragon

London, Grant Richards, 1923. First edition. Cloth. A smart very scarce first edition of this fantastical novel from English writer Eden Phillpotts. First edition. Very scarce. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Set in "the middle of the Dark Ages, when ignorance, greed, and superstition largely ruled the world," this charming modern fantasy follows Sir Jasper of the Silver Lance and his squire, George Pipkin, as they set out to right all wrongs. But these heroes can find neither a robber baron to chastise nor a maiden to rescue. Imagine their excitement to discover that, in the village of Pongley-in-the-Marsh, the dreaded Lavender Dragon of Yorkshire has been abducting citizens. Written by Eden Phillpotts, an English author, poet and dramatist. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with minor bumping to the extremities and light fading to the board edges. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Minor loss to the front panel and the head and tail of the spine with the odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. A small closed tear to the foredge of page 49/50. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.