David Arkell — Portrait of Mimosa

London, W. H. Allen, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A scarce copy of this pleasant novel of romance and mystery, written by Reginald Arkell's son, David Arkell. The first edition of this scarce work. With the publisher's very scarce unclipped dust wrapper. Set within a little resort on the French Riviera - home to its own local celebrity of the great painter Veraldi - this novel tells of a love story and the disappearance of one of Veraldi's pictures. Written by David Arkell, son of the author Reginald Arkell, who worked variously as a translator, literary biographer and journalist in England and France, where he was imprisoned during World War II. In the original red cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with minor bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with a chip to the spine head and marks to the wrap. internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting and a few spots to the endpapers. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good.