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WILLIAMSON, Henry (1895-1977). Tarka the Otter . London and New York, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927. Printed in black and brown. Original buckram-backed cloth, gilt morocco lettering-piece on spine, top edge gilt, others uncut (spine a little darkened). FIRST EDITION LIMITED TO 1,100 COPIES, THIS ONE OF 1,000. Girvan pp. 32-33. H. WILLIAMSON. The Linhay on the Downs . London: Elkin Mathews & Marrot, 1929. 4° (192 x 143mm). Original colour-printed boards, dustwrapper (browned at extremities and with small chips and tears). FIRST EDITION, NO. 107 OF 530 COPIES INITIALLED BY THE AUTHOR. Girvan p. 42. [H. WILLIAMSON and] I. Waveney GIRVAN. A Bibliography and a Critical Survey of the Works of Henry Williamson . Chipping Campden: The Alcuin Press, 1931. 8° (221 x 142mm). Printed in red and black (some light browning). Original Holland-backed printed boards, printed paper spine-label, second label tipped in at end (spine slightly darkened). Provenance : initials added to title. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED TO 420 COPIES. With 17 first editions of works by or with contributions by Williamson, including The Patriot's Progress (London: Geoffrey Bles, 1930, FIRST TRADE EDITION), The Phasian Bird (London: Faber and Faber, 1948, dustwrapper, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed 'L.D. from H.W. Easter 1961'), Some Nature Writers and Civilisation (offprint from: Essays by Divers Hands , XXX, [n.p.: 1960], PRESENTATION COPY inscribed 'Lionel Dakers from Henry Williamson September 1960'), and c. 78 other books, journals and pamphlets by or about Williamson. (99)