.First edition 8vo., (11)pp. Printed by P.T. Wood at the Redlynch Press, 1931. Linen back decorated boards. 50 copies for sale, of which this is No. 47. Illustrated by author. Very good condition.

Mrs. Phyllis Taunton Wood, was a British poet and artist working in the mid 20th century. She was the wife of Sidney H. Wood, described as a leading English educator. Her first exhibition was in 1945 in Salisbury, when she exhibited oil paintings, water colours, and wood engravings. Her poems, with her own  wood engravings, include ‘Prayer of an Artist’, ‘Four Gates’, ‘Christmas Candle‘, ‘Pilgrims Elixir’, and ‘Dark Valley’.
Publisher: The Redlynch Press, London.

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