In the Beginning

Norman Douglas (1868 - 1952)

1928 First U. S. Edition John Day Co., New York

Octavo. White parchment-backed patterned paper boards - the paper has a Curwen Press pattern designed by Paul Nash.

In NEAR FINE condition in a like Brodart protected dust jacket.  309pp.

"In the Beginning is Douglas's final fairy tale about human behavior and can be read as an allegory of the ages of man, or the rise and fall of a civilization. It is Douglas at his best, with scenes reminiscent of the pastoral Greece of the myths…”  A very handsome collectors edition.