Ann Lee's: And Other Stories
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1926.
First edition, first printing of the Irish author's second collection of short stories. Scottish author Fred Urquhart's copy, with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Urquhart is considered one the greatest Scottish short stories writers of the 20th century and was praised by George Orwell. Bound in publisher's brown cloth with variant dark brown lettering, (62) per Sellery & Harris. Near Fine with light wear at extremities, foxing to textblock edges. Light offsetting at endsheets with foxing to early and later gatherings. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with light fading to green lettering at spine, light toning and edge wear, faint creasing to front cover, foxing. A striking copy of this scarce collection of short stories, mostly set in Ireland, that includes "The Parrot", "Charity", and "Recent Photograph." Quite uncommon in the trade, especially so in the jacket. Sellery & Harris A2a.
Price: $6,500