Tarka the Otter, Henry Williamson — 1st Folio Society Edition

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Tarka the Otter, Henry Williamson — 1st Folio Society Edition

Name: Tarka the Otter, Henry Williamson — 1st Folio Society Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
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Publication: London, The Folio Society, 1995

Formatting: 8vo, pp. xii, [ii], 220.

Condition Report: Near Fine. This volume presents exceptionally well in its original full green cloth binding, retaining a remarkably crisp and unrubbed texture without any discernible shelf-wear or bumping to the corners. The inset paper label on the front board, featuring an engraving by the artist, remains pristine and firmly affixed. The lettering to the spine and front board is bright and unblemished. Internally, the book is tightly bound with entirely sound hinges. The Hamilton Wove paper is wonderfully fresh, clean, and entirely free from foxing, ensuring the accompanying wood engravings are sharply and vividly rendered. The accompanying pictorial slipcase is sturdy and similarly well-preserved, exhibiting only the most trivial edge-wear that scarcely detracts from its overall structural integrity and vibrant coloration.

Catalogue Note: This release represents a definitive modern presentation of the celebrated nature classic, authoritatively following the final revisions made by the author for the 1964 Nonesuch Cygnet edition. The text is handsomely set in Scotch Roman type by Gloucester Typesetting Services and beautifully printed at The Bath Press.

The volume is lavishly enhanced by the inclusion of C.F. Tunnicliffe's iconic illustrations, which have become definitively associated with the work. Furthermore, this production is elevated by a specially commissioned endpaper map drawn by Denys Baker, offering readers a visual and geographical grounding in the rural setting.

First privately printed to great acclaim in August 1927, Tarka the Otter is Henry Williamson's masterpiece of nature writing. Set in the untamed landscapes of North Devon, the novel unsentimentally chronicles Tarka's joyful water-life and eventual tragic death in the country of the two rivers. Williamson’s keen, almost hyper-vigilant observation of the natural world rejects anthropomorphism, instead offering a visceral, gripping, and poetic immersion into the brutal but beautiful realities of survival in the wild.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Henry Williamson

Book Publisher: The Folio Society

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Classic Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 234

Book Publication Year: 1995

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover (Cloth)

Illustrator: C. F. Tunnicliffe

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Bath, Avon, United Kingdom

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