IORANA! A Tahitian Journal.

London: Duckworth. 1932. First edition, first printing. First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original patterned boards with a green cloth spine lettered in gilt, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with black and white wood engravings by the author. A very good copy, the binding firm, bright and fresh, the extremities just a little rubbed. The contents, with some offsetting to the endpapers and light spotting to the closed text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has a number of short closed tears at the edges and small chips at the head of the spine. There are a few areas of discolouration to the underside from pieces of tape which are no longer present. Not price-clipped (15/- on the front flap). Inscribed by Robert Gibbings in black ink on the front free endpaper "To F. Young / from Robert Gibbings / Oct 1932". A beautifully illustrated, semi-fictitious account of the Irish wood engraver and writer's trip to Tahiti. Gibbings owned The Golden Cockerel Press from 1924 to 1933, during which time he published over 70 titles, some of which contained his own writing and illustrations. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.