THE SPECIALIST
London, England: Putnam & Co., Ltd., 1945. William Kermode. Twenty-Sixth Impression. Hardcover. Slender duodecimo, 7" x 4 1/2." White cloth boards. Original illustrated paper dust jacket, good, chip to front top left corner affecting top of "TH" and 2 closed tears to top of rear board. 2 tiny closed tears to bottom edges. Small chips to top and bottom of spine. Interior pages very clean, blockprints throughout by William Kermode. Very Good Plus. Item #85921
Charming, beautifully illustrated volume which memorializes a simple, but insightful carpenter, the pseudonymously named Lem Putt, the "specialist" of the title. The Listener describes the work as "A narrative ballad in which sensitiveness of mind is combined with a tough delight in adventure" (rear flap).
Price: $25.00