REYNARD THE FOX
or
THE GHOST HEATH RUN
 
JOHN MASEFIELD
Illustrated in colour and black & white by G D ARMOUR
 
Reynard the Fox is one of the great poems of the English countryside and rural life. The headlong dash of John Masefield's narrative carries the reader on an exhilarating chase through the meadows and copses of the landscape the poet loved, pursued by a richly characterised community. In its deep sense of place and its humane sympathy for the hunted animal, the poem becomes a nostalgic celebration of an England that was lost in the trenches of the Great War.
 
Hardcover 1921
Limited edition no. 53 of 380 which were signed by the author and artist- of these 380 only 350 were produced for sale, the remaining 30 copies were for presentation.
Illustrated with tipped in plates - 4 colour and 12 black and white and also black and white illustrations thoughout manuscript.
Original vellum backed boards, gilt lettering to spin and cover.  Boards browned.
Exceptionally  clean copy.
 
This is THE most fabulous book from my own collection and only reluctantly for sale