Constance Smedley — Tales from Timbuktu

London, Chatto & Windus, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce collection of folk tales from around the world, collected by Constance Smedley, with wonderful accompanying illustrations by Maxwell Armfield. The first edition. Bound in the publisher's cloth. A scarce collection of twelve stories based on folk tales from around the world, with legends from Korea, China, Chile, the Congo, and many others. Collected and retold by British artist, playwright and author, Constance Smedley. Illustrated by Maxwell Armfield with eleven monochrome plates and a frontispiece in colour.Collated, complete. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, generally smart, with light bumping and some rubbing to the extremities. Paper lifting a little to the extremities. The odd mark to boards. Leather spine label lifting a little. Front hinge a little strained, rear hinge tender, but holding. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the odd mark. Very Good . Ill.: Maxwell Armfield. Very Good .