Bensusan, S[amuel] L[evy]. VILLAGE IDYLLS ... Foreword by Israel Zangwill . London: Noel Douglas, [1926]. Octavo, twelve wood engravings by H. Geo. Webb, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Brief stories and sketches of rural Essex County in England and its marshlands, mostly of an upbeat nature. The stories are organized around the months of the year. Several touch on supernatural matters: dreams, ghosts, witches, etc. The woodcuts are excellent. Cloth rubbed at spine ends, corner tips lightly worn, top edge of text block dusty, a sound, good copy with tight and clean interior. (#116989)