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FIRST EDITION, [ONE OF 300 COPIES], pp. 55, [1], foolscap 8vo, original tan wrappers with a woodcut design by Carrington to front printed in red, the wrappers a little darkened and creased at extremities, contemporary ownership inscription of Barbara Bagenal in pencil to flyleaf (see below), good. The copy of artist Barbara Bagenal (n�e Hiles), a friend of Carrington from the Slade who assisted the Woolfs with their early printing (Mansfield's 'Prelude' is the only work with which she is known to have been directly involved); the striking cover design is the last of her friend's contributions to Hogarth publications, having also illustrated the inaugural 'Two Stories'. (Woolmer 16; Luedeking & Edmonds A18a).

Stories of the East is a collection of short stories by Leonard Woolf, depicting life in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) during the British colonial period. Woolf's keen observations and experiences from his time as a colonial administrator are reflected in this anthology.