Rhys Davies — A Pig in a Poke

London, Joiner and Steele , 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first limited edition of this collection of stories by Rhys Davies in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Copy number 737 of 1000 copies. First edition stated. The first collection of stories by Rhys Davies, most first appeared in periodicals such as London Mercury, The English Review, and others. Comprising fifteen short stories. Rhys Davies was one of the most prolific prose writers of the twentieth century.With unclipped dustwrapper. In the publisher's original green cloth binding, with titles stamped in gilt to spine. Externally lovely, with minor shelfwear and slight bumping ot head and tail of spine. Dustwrapper is unclipped and smart, with slight closed tears and shelfwear. Wraps are slightly age toned, and slightly sunned to spine with minor handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Minor spotting to edges, affecting only the first and last few leaves, particularly to endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.