John Skelton — The Tunning of Elynour Rumming

London, The Fanfrolio Press, 1928. Cloth. A limited edition copy of John Skelton's sixteenth century long raucous and libelous poem, a colourfully illustrated copy by Pearl Binder. A limited edition of five hundred and fifty copies; this copy is out of series, being a copy for review.'The Tunning of Elynour Rumming' is a sixteenth century poem about a publican who was fined for selling short measures at expensive prices in Leatherhead in 1525. It is a long raucous poem which exampled the misogyny of the time, as women and men both brewed ale for sale, but is was frequently only women who were charged with giving short measures. With colour illustrations throughout by Pearl Binder.By John Skelton, who was a poet and tutor to Henry VIII. In the original publisher's hessian binding. Externally, generally smart, with loss to the head and tail of the spine, and to the rear joint. Hessian is age-toned. Light marks to the boards. Spine label is rubbed and a little chipped. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Pearl Binder. Good .