THE CHRONICLE OF ANCIENT SUNLIGHT: The Dark Lantern; Donkey Boy; Young Phillip Maddison; How Dear is Life; A Fox Under my Cloak; The Golden Virgin; Love and the Loveless; A Test to Destruction; The Innocent Moon; It was the Nightingale; The Power of the Dead; The Phoenix Generation; A Solitary War; Lucifer Before Sunrise; The Gale of the World.

London: Macdonald. 1951 - 1969. First edition, first printings with the exception of The Golden Virgin which is a second impression. First edition, first printings with the exception of The Golden Virgin which is a second impression. 17 volumes, three of which are inscribed presentation copies from the author to his proof reader. Comprising the full set of fifteen first editions in publisher's original cloth and James Broom-Lynne illustrated dustwrappers, a marked up proof copy of The Phoenix Generation and a revised edition of The Innocent Moon. The first editions are all in excellent better than very good condition, the bindings square and firm. The contents are generally clean and bright throughout. "A Fox Under My Coat" has a small paperclip mark resulting in minor rust spots to the top edge of a couple of pages, "Test To Destruction" has two tape marks to the corners of the rear endpaper in addition to penciled notes on the same page, both "The Innocent Moon" and "The Power of the Dead" have light proof reader's notes in pencil to the margins and rear endpaper, and there is a tiny ink inscription to the top left corner of the reverse of the front endpaper of "The Dark Lantern". The closed top edge of several text blocks are a little dusty and spotted. All retain the original dustwrappers which show only minor wear at the extremities and uniform light toning to the spine. Donkey Boy has a small chip with loss to the top left corner of the spine. None of the dustwrappers are price-clipped. A very attractive set of the author's magnum opus. The Power of the Dead is inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "Arthur Oakey / in gratitude from Henry Williamson / 22 October 1963". Together with a proof copy of The Phoenix Generation, very good or better in the original publisher's green card covers printed in black. Corrections in red ink to the margins throughout, all of which appear to have been carried through to the first printing. Inscribed by the author on the title page "Arthur Oakey / Sept 1965 / from HW". Together with the first revised edition of The Innocent Man, a very good paperback published by Panther Books in 1965, with a Macdonald Publishers "compliments of the author" slip laid in, and inscribed by Henry Williamson in blue ink on the half title "with every good / wish to a / fellow author / from HW / 1965". Provenance: From the collection of Arthur Oakey; thence by descent. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.