Southall, Joseph E. A Fable. Manchester, UK: National Labour Press, [1917]. Handbill, 8-1/2 x 5-7/16 in.; printed recto and verso, toned, edges feathered, very good.
A satirical antiwar fable written and illus. by the pacifist and Arts and Crafts artist, Southall; a later version was titled “The Missionary” and bound with similar stories in the 1918 collection, Fables and Illustrations. Southall’s early work was encouraged by John Ruskin; eventually his antiwar activism superseded his art.
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