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Folio, pp. [1-4: blank] [5-8] 1-138 [139: blank] [140: colophon] [141-144: blank], six inserted plates with illustrations after drawings by Mariette Lydis, publisher's three-quarter vellum and gray boards, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Limited edition. Number 144 of 200 copies printed in Centaur on handmade Barcham Green rag paper, this is one of the 75 in the deluxe binding of quarter vellum. The first book of Erica Marx's Hand and Flower Press. A long colophon details the difficulties of producing the book in wartime. Ridler 1. A fine copy in the printed jacket (with several small nicks at edges and a bit of general dust soiling) and unprinted paper wrapper under it. (#171666).

The Turn of the Screw is a novella written by Henry James. It tells the story of a governess who, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted.