Whittington Press - The Chessplayer & other essays, by Edward Thomas.

The Chessplayer and other essays, by Edward Thomas. With an Introduction by R. George Thomas and with two wood-engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn. Royal 8vo, 47p, The Whittington Press, Manor Farm, Andoversford, 1981.

Text set in Caslon and printed on Arches cream mould-made paper. One of 25 (375) special copies bound in full vellum, gilt, with marbled endpapers. Loosely inserted proof of the frontispiece, signed by the artist. Signed upon the colophon by R. George Thomas, Myfanwy Thomas and Hellmuth Weissenborn. Lacks slipcase, otherwise a fine copy.