Tales of Mystery and Imagination.
Illustrated by Harry Clarke.
London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1919. 4to. Publisher’s decorated green cloth in jacket. Top edge gilt.
Jacket with some chipping to edges. Closed tear in upper edge of front panel reinforced on verso (se photos). The book in very near fine condition. A beautiful copy in the jacket which is rarely seen.
The first illustrated edition of «Tales of Mystery and Imagination». 24 full-page black and white plates by Harry Clarke [1889 – 1931], an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement.