A brief account of the origin of the Eragny Press & A note on the relation of the printed book as a work of art. A bibliographical list of the Eragny books printed in the Vale type by Esther & Lucien Pissarro on their press at Epping, Bedford Park and the Brook, Chiswick, in the order in which they were issued.

8vo (offset on flylvs).

Quarter buff paper (sl. soiled), gold stamped on upper left cover, white paper boards with a repeat pattern of "daisy" printed in green and pink, inlay box in paper, cardboard and leather with imitating painted "daisy" pattern. Uncut copy.

Limited edition to 241 copies (incl. 6 on vellum). 1/235 on Arches paper printed in Brook (unnumb. copy). With 14 wood-engr. ill. and pressmark in b/w protected with tissue-guards. "Esther [Pissarro] thought the cost of binding A Brief Account was too high due to the unnecessary interleaving. Leighton explained to her that interleaving was necessary to prevent off-set with solid engravings and the cost of interleaving the book was considerable" (Genz).
Ref. Genz, M.D. - A history of the Eragny Press 1894-1914, pp. 185-188. - Ransom (Eragny Press) 16. - Tomkinson (Eragny Press) 17.