Elm Angel signed limited edition Harold Monro / Eric Ravilious 1930

Monro, Harold (1879-1932). Illustrated by Eric Ravilious (1903-1942). Elm Angel.
 
London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1930.
 
Limited large-paper edition, number 154 of only 250 copies printed on English handmade paper, signed by Harold Monro to the limitation page. Tall octavo. Original yellow paper-covered boards lettered in gilt to the upper cover. A near fine copy with just the lightest toning to the spine, internally exceptionally bright and fresh. Illustrated with two of Eric Ravilious's striking wood-engravings. Number 26 in the Ariel Poems series.
 
Elm Angel is one of the most attractive titles in the Ariel Poems series and is sought after for Eric Ravilious's wood-engravings, which rank amongst his earliest published book illustrations. Part of the celebrated Ariel series.