The 7th Man. A True Cannibal Tale of the South Sea Islands. Told in Fifteen Wood-Engravings and Precisely One Hundred and Eighty Nine Words.

Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham St Lawrence, 1930

A handsomely produced book published by Golden Cockerel Press, designed by Robert Gibbings. Limited to 500 copies, of which this is No. 141.

Description: Red and white patterned boards with yellow buckram strip carrying gilt titles to spine. Octavo: 20 × 12.5 cm; pp. [2], 14, [2]. All edges gilt. Printed from Caslon Old Face on Dutch hand-made paper. With 15 wood-engravings by Robert Gibbings.

Ref.: Cave/Manson 72; Chanticleer 72

Condition: A tiny hole to yellow strip, some browning to one side of endpapers (as usual), binding is tight and pages are bright and clean (no foxing).