William Croft Dickinson — The Flag from the Isles
London, Jonathan Cape, 1951 . First edition. Cloth. A signed copy of the scarce first edition of William Dickinson Croft's work of historical fiction. The scarce first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Inscribed 'for Esmond S. de Beer - this last perversion of Scottish history, from W. Croft Dickinson, 1951' to the front free endpaper.Esmond de Beer was a scholar, editor, and bibliophile from New Zealand. He worked as an editor for the Clarendon Press.Illustrated throughout by Eric Tansley.A thrilling tale about the 'Fairy Flag of the MacLeods of Dunvegan, which has the magic power to bring victory to its bearer in battle&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Inscription to front free endpaper. A touch of sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with light handling marks to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and bright, with only the odd spot. Near Fine . Ill.: Eric Tansley. Near Fine/Near Fine.
