Lyons, A. Neil

Moby Lane And Thereabouts

John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1916. First Edition. Hardcover. Item #150796
ISBN: B003DBSK1Y

343 pages plus ads. A collection of short, comic stories and sketches set in Sussex. First edition (first printing) sheets in a remainder binding of pink cloth printed in black (also seen in red and green). In the later issue jacket with a 3/6 price on the spine (the book was originally issued at 6s; John Lane had a regular practice of binding up unsold copies at a lower price). Cloth fading at spine, as usual; cream jacket, with a design by Gepeto, tan at the spine, grubby, and chipped along the edges.

Price: $40.00