Claude Houghton - The Beast - Quota Press, 1936, Limited Edition.

Belfast, Quota Press, 1936. Limited Edition. Hardback. A near fine copy. One of 250 copies issued, signed by the illustrator (Kerr) only (usually signed by the author also). This copy out of series. A unique copy, the book was issued in blue cloth, rather than the coarse-grain calf of this copy. Clipped over the printed title page is a draft in ink for an alternative title page. An allegorical fantasy with Kerr's art resembling Finlay. Some offsetting, some rust staining from the paperclip, a little pulling to the hinge, a few marks. Calf a little rubbed and worn. Illustrations by Alfred Kerr [12598, Hyraxia Books].