Ronald Firbank - Odette: A Fairy Tale for Weary People

London, Grant Richards, 1916. First edition. Paperback. A first edition of this short story by Ronal Firbank. Illustrated with four drawings by Albert Buhrer. A first edition of this short story by the twentieth century novelist, Ronald Firbank. Illustrated with four drawings by Albert Buhrer, collated and complete. The short story revolves around a young protagonist named Odette who lives with her widowed mother, her Creole nurse and their aged butler in an old grey chateau by the Loire. After hearing thrilling stories of Bernadette and her vision of the Holy Virgin on the mountains, Odette decides that she must too seek the Holy Virgin. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, smart. Lightly rubbed to the joints and the spine, with a small tear to the head of the spine. The text block is detached from the paper wraps, but is firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout. Good . Ill.: Albert Buhrer. Good .

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