Rex Whistler
"The Lord Fish" 1935 DE LA MARE, Walter
$125
DE LA MARE, Walter
Illustrated by Rex Whistler
[289] pp.
Faber & Faber
1935
8 1/8" x 5 1/2"
A collection of seven stories for children by Walter de la Mare, including 'The Lord Fish', 'Dick and the Beanstalk' and 'The Old Lion'. Rex Whistler's attractive illustrations grace the text and the dust jacket, making this a beautiful gift volume. The date or edition is not given. This edition was published shortly after the first (1933); the rear jacket mentions Mare's Early One Morning, published in 1935. The dust jacket is pink-tinted, rather than the original yellow-tint.