Libellus Lapidum: The first part of a collection of verses and wood-engravings made by H.P. [Hilary Pepler] and D.J. [David Jones] who having no windows left in their own dwellings take a mean advantage of their neighbours, the result can be shared by the public for one shilling & six pence. Crown 8vo, pp.[vi], 24, Printed & published at St Dominic's Press, Ditchling, & at [Bumpus] 350 Oxford Street, London, 1924.
Handset in Caslon on machine-made paper. Illustrated with 16 wood engravings by David Jones and another unidentified engraving of Punch and Judy. Cream wrappers (somewhat dusty), engraving in black, title and price in red. A very good copy.
(Taylor & Sewell A125) The verses satirise a variety of people: Augustus John, Bernard Shaw and Michael Sadler - amongst others. The front cover displays Hilary Pepler and David Jones - good likenesses both - astride a pegasus. There are many variant states of this book.
