Idylls of the King

New York: The Heritage Club, 1939. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Robert Ball. A sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover copy of a Heritage Press title, being a First Edition Thus. Top-stained in blue. Clean, bright, unmarked interior, minimal rubbing to extremities, having been preserved well in a Good condition, paper-covered cardboard slipcase, unlovely but sturdy. From a collection of three dozen Heritage Press titles that belonged to a California bookman and appraiser, Mr. Robert R. Allen. Protected in original publisher's glassine wrapper. The Heritage Press operated from 1937 - 1982 and was created by George Macy, who managed with editors the reprinting of volumes from the Limited Editions Club, thus enabling fine printing exemplars to trickle down to a broader public still thirsty, newly thirsty, for classic nineteenth-century novels and biographies. 26 fine illustrations by Robert Ball. 289 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.