Art, Symbol & Imagination
Three Days along the Narrow Ledge
Several travellers follow a narrow ledge beside a pale pack animal. The cliff rises out of sight above them and drops into mist below. The caption measures their journey as three days along the ledge, extending the image’s sense of dangerous distance.
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S. H. Sime. "Three Days along the Narrow Ledge" [editorial title]. In The Last Book of Wonder, Lord Dunsany; illustrations by S. H. Sime. Supplied illustrated edition from John W. Luce & Company, undated edition, John W. Luce & Company. Source scan leaf 93. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0255-0085
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S. H. Sime. Three Days along the Narrow Ledge. The Last Book of Wonder. Scan leaf 93. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0255-0085