The Trumpet in the Dust.
London: Ivor Nicholson, 1934. First illustrated edition. Hardcover. This work was first published in 1921. Good octavo hardcover in good dust jacket. Slight wear to edges and corners of boards, though head and heel are bumped. Dj has more wear, some chipping to edges and soiling to covers. Spine is browned with some spotting. Name of previous owner on pastedown. 256 pages with 6 very well done woodcuts/illustrations. A novel of the English county of Cumberland. Clare Leighton was a succesful English, later American, illustrator, particularly of woodcuts and engravings as seen here - rural people and rural scenes of American and England. She also made designs for both Steuben glass and Wedgwood, among other projects. Good in Good dust jacket. Item #6625
Price: $30.00