Nash, John and others

Powys, T.F. When thou wast naked, 1931, number 389 of 500 copies signed by the author, wood-engraved illustrations by John Nash [Chanticleer 76]--Bates, H.E. A German Idyll, 1932, number 273 of 307 copies signed by the author, wood-engraved illustrations by Lynton Lamb [Chanticleer 81]; Flowers and Faces, 1935, number 111 of 325 copies signed by the author, wood-engraved illustrations by John Nash [Chanticleer 106]--Davies, R. Daisy Matthews and Three Other Tales, 1932, number 116 of 325 copies signed by the author, wood-engraved illustrations by Agnes Miller Parker [Chanticleer 87]--Mottram, R.H. Strawberry Time, 1934, number 24 of 250 copies signed by the author, wood-engraved illustrations by Gertrude Hermes [Chanticleer 96]--Calder-Marshall, A. A Crime against Cania, 1934, number 222 of 250 copies signed by the author, wood-engraved illustrations by Blair Hughes-Stanton [Chanticleer 99]--Lindsay, J. Storm at Sea, 1935, number 208 of 250 copies signed by the author, wood-engraved illustrations by John Farleigh [Chanticleer 103]; and 3 others [Chanticleer 88, 90, 94]--8vo, original morocco-backed decorative cloth or boards, top edges gilt, occasional slight rubbing to spines (10)

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The 'Guinea Series' was conceived as a means of publishing short stories by contemporary writers. In order to vary the formula and attract new collectors, the illustrators chosen were those who had worked little or not at all for the Press. A.E. Coppard was the first author in the series and it was he who knew and suggested most of the subsequent authors (Cave and Manson pp.87-89).