stiff paper wrappers
1956 · Cambridge
Cambridge: The National Book League, 1956. stiff paper wrappers. De la Mare, Walter. small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xvi, 55+(1) pages. A checklist for an exhibition at the National Book League, London, 20th April to 19th May 1956. A fine copy. Introduction by Lord David Cecil. Portrait photo as frontispiece. "Mr. de la Mare's imagination is a dreamlike blend of playful childhood fantasty, and tender flowerlilke beauty on the one hand, and on the other of twilit mystery shot through with shafts of poignant sadness and nightmare terror." Illustrated. (Inventory #: 69321)