1945, ISBN: a31bd47202f5c8fa0762fc2ba197b833

London; Walter Scott Limited, [1895]., 1895. Second British Edition. Octavo, pp. xviii, [2], 349, [1], [2] advertisements. Frontispiece of Thoreau's Cove. Publishers' olive green cloth w… More...

London; Walter Scott Limited, [1895]., 1895. Second British Edition. Octavo, pp. xviii, [2], 349, [1], [2] advertisements. Frontispiece of Thoreau's Cove. Publishers' olive green cloth with gilt titles and ruling to spine, and border in blind to boards; top edge stained green, others untrimmed. In the original 1895 unclipped beige dust-jacket. A clean crisp copy, with no annotation or inscriptions. Jacket ever so slightly toned with minor loss head of spine and a little wear at corners. A Fine copy in a Near Fine dust-jacket. Prefatory note by Will H. Dircks dated 1889. Thoreau's classic account of a boat trip in 1839, partly written as a tribute to his brother John, with whom he travelled and who died in 1842. Ostensibly a travel journal Thoreau interweaves the narrative with his musings on art, history, poetry and religion. A scarce book, especially so in the rare, well preserved late 19th c. dust-jacket. Borst, Raymond R. Henry David Thoreau: A Descriptive Bibliography. P. 11., London; Walter Scott Limited, [1895]., 1895, 0, London: Duckworth, 1914. First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked blind-bordered dark blue cloth stamped in gold. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Blind-tooled stamp to rear board. Additional scans upon request. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 310 pages; Physical desc.: 310 p. 19 cm. Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction. Short stories in English, 1900-1945 - Texts. Summary: His first published collection, these twelve stories were written between 1907 and 1914, during a crucial period of development for Lawrence from which he emerged a leading figure of the modernist movement. Reaching new levels of feeling and experience, these stories range from the tale of a Prussian officer who drives his orderly towards a bloody reckoning, to the strangely exotic elements of 'A Fragment of Stained Glass', and the divisions within society and conflicts of the heart that form the central themes of 'Daughters of a Vicar'. Interweaving individual lives, their happiness, failures and defeats, with the profound forces of nature, Lawrence has created stories of remarkable power and sensitivity. Notes: A rare copy of the 1st edition - 1st issue December 1914. Dark blue cloth with 15 pages of publisher's adverts at rear. Referenced by NCBEL iv,. 382 Roberts A6 state 1.., London: Duckworth, 1914, 3<

1942, ISBN: a31bd47202f5c8fa0762fc2ba197b833

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: B. W. Huebsch], NOISBN, Former library book. Mylar protector included. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. The hinges have bee… More...

Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: B. W. Huebsch], NOISBN, Former library book. Mylar protector included. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. The hinges have been meanded preserving the original covers and spine.<