First edition, first impression. 416pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine. 8vo. Cloth a little pushed at spine ends, dust brushed on edges. Text block edges a little dust darkened and spotted. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust wrapper, still bright, price clipped, a little rubbed on edges and a couple of small stains on verso. Dust jacket in a removable, protective clear film sleeve.
A Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight is a sequence of 15 stand alone novels by Henry Williamson, considered one of the longest single works written in the English language. Published between 1951 and 1969, the series traces the life of Phillip Maddison through the early part of the 20th century. The Innocent Moon is the ninth novel in the sequence covering the years 1920-1924.
