presentation copy

With the author's elaborate multicoloured, signed presentation inscription to the front free endpaper, 'for Walleye affectionately, eccentrically, horticulturally and exotically from Edward James'. Beneath the inscription is a beautiful four colour ink drawing of a root system and green shoots, the plant winding its way underling the author's signature. There are apparently variant dust jacket designs for this publication; the present example being that with the Paul Tchelitchew portrait on the upper panel.

First US edition, first printing; author's presentation copy; 8vo; publisher's green cloth, rules and titles to upper board and spine gilt; with the pictorial dust jacket; A lovely copy in the tanned dust jacket.