Gallions Reach [Signed]

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1927. Limited Edition. One of 350 copies signed by the author (250 intended for sale), of which this is no.73. Octavo (20cm); oatmeal cloth spine over light blue paper-covered boards, with numbered (no.73) paper title label on spine; fore- and lower-edge untrimmed; glassine dustjacket; 283pp; tipped in black and white illustrations at frontispiece and throughout. All four illustrations present and complete. Some pages of text unopened. A Near Fine copy. In publisher's black slipcase, with numbered paper title label on cover (no.73), tiny crack to upper edge, and rubbing; Good. Glassine dustwrapper, (truncated) designed with impressions of spiders in a web, has several chips and nicks. Tomlinson's first novel includes stream-of-consciousness as an individual commits a crime in London and travels to Malaya. [84600]. (Inventory #: 84600)