New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1929. Deluxe Edition, #165 of 200. Colored illustrations by Gordon Ross. Hardcover in slipcase. Octavo. xii, 31 pages.

One of 200 copies in the deluxe edition, with all illustrations hand-colored and the frontispiece signed in pencil by the artist, Gordon Ross.

A beautifully written foxhunting ballad, touching on the supernatural as it recounts a legend of Pennsylvania's Lebanon Valley involving a squire haunted by a phantom pack of hounds.

Bound in rust-colored cloth over boards with spine titled in gilt, diamond pattern stamped in gilt on both boards, top edge gilt. Prior owner gift inscription dated 1939 on front free endpaper. Slipcase has some wear, some splitting, and 1" strip of loss around opening. Also mild rubs and a few light stains to slipcase. Book is near fine, slipcase good.

Item #1835

Price: $125