Harold Wintle — The Masked Battery

London, A. M. Alexander, 1927. First edition. Cloth. A first edition, first impression of this fantasy novel, concerning a magic spring which causes amnesia, by the journalist Harold Wintle. The first edition, first impression of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding.An intriguing fantasy novel in which a penniless man has his life changed by a magic spring in his back garden. A touch of water from this magic spring brings instant forgetfulness. Harold Wintle (1870-1941) was a British journalist and author, known also for his novels The Cleansing of the Lords and Until That Day. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the first and last few pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .