Literary By-Paths in Old England. With Illustrations from Photographs of the Author.
Toronto: Musson Book Co., 1906. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #000605
1st Canadian Edition. Green cloth binding. Gilt illustration of Stoke Poges Church stamped on front board. Title in gilt with gilt sunflower motif on spine. T.e.g. xvi, 400 p.p. [20] plates incl. frontispiece of Selborne from the Hanger with tissue guard. Numerous in-text photographs. Spine bruised, frayed at ends. Corners lightly bumped. Some soiling to rear board. Stamp of previous Toronto booksellers Wm. Tyrell & Co. Rear hinge slightly cracked and front inner hinge is starting. Light blue pencil crayon marks on p. 128 and facing plate. Owner inscription on front free endpaper. Some pages trimmed and with sporadic smudges, but otherwise in very good condition. Interesting chapters and perspectives on Edmund Spencer, Sir Phillip Sidney, John Keats, and their geographical and literary footpaths in Old England.
Price: $65.00