The Chinese Lion; a story

Webb (Mary).    Bertram Rota,  1937 First Edition One of 350 numbered copies   Original batik paper-covered boards, red cloth spine and lettering label to upper cover A little foxing, else a very nice copy in slightly marked slipcase  When Bodley House, Bertram Rota’s bookshop from 1937 to 1965, was bombed (twice) in October 1940 the top storeys of the building were destroyed and half the stock was lost through fire and water-damage. However, “enough books were saved to carry on with”, including just a few damp-stained copies of this short story that he had published three years earlier and of which this is an example 

Price: £80