Bidspirit auction | Williamson, Henry. Tarka the Otter.

Williamson, Henry. Tarka the Otter. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1932. First Illustrated Edition. - This octavo volume is the First Illustrated Edition of Henry Williamson's Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers. Published in 1932 by G. P. Putnam's Sons of London and New York, this edition features the notable woodcut and line illustrations of C. F. Tunnicliffe, including a frontispiece of an otter and a trout. The book includes an introduction by The Hon. Sir John Fortescue, K.C.V.O. The volume is bound in the publisher's original green cloth with gilt-stamped lettering and an owl motif on the front board and spine. The title page and copyright page confirm the 1932 publication date and printing in Great Britain by The Shenval Press.