Hop-O'-Me-Heart by Laurence Housman

Hop-O'-Me-Heart: A Grown Up Fairy Tale

Laurence Housman

Pear Tree Press, 1938

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Original glassine cover is missing. 1st Edition. The sole UK printing published by The Pear Tree Press, Flansham, Bognor Regis, Sussex in 1938. Number 52 of only 160 numbered copies issued.  Original pale blue boards, the upper board with illustrated label. Visible wear to points. Binding is tight. Board edges lightly toned. Small discoloration on back. The frontispiece, vignette title page, and head- and tail-piece by John Guthrie, all printed in blue. Text block is clean and bright. Former owners unobtrusive signature on FEP.  Laurence is A.E. Housman's younger brother and an activist in women's suffrage.