The Book of Tobit and the History of Susanna

Apocrypha. The Book of Tobit and the History of Susanna. London: Haymarket Press, 1929. First edition. Lg. 8vo. xvi, 48 pp. Gilt decorated publisher’s cream boards with gilt title on spine and silk ribbon marker. Light discoloration to edges of binding and some light scuffing to the spine. Limited edition of 875 numbered copies. Wonderfully illustrated with 4 tipped-in color plates (incl. frontis) by W. Russell Flint. Introdution by Dr. Montague R. James. The Book of Tobit is one of the best stories of the old world… It was written in Egypt and the original language was Hebrew.” A tight copy in good+ condition. g. Hardcover. (10622) $75