first edition xiv, 320 pp. Printed at the Curwen Press. 1 vols. 4to
1930 · [N.p.]
by (Esher, Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount)
[N.p.]: Privately Printed, 1930. First edition, one of 100 copies printed. xiv, 320 pp. Printed at the Curwen Press. 1 vols. 4to. Original blue linen, uncut. Spine a bit faded. Very good to near fine. First edition, one of 100 copies printed. xiv, 320 pp. Printed at the Curwen Press. 1 vols. 4to. One of the finest collections and catalogues of these "modern" writers, collected by Reginald Brett (1852-1930), 2nd Viscount Esher, a noted courtier and aristocratic political insider; with particular strengths in Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the Brontës, Michael Field, Hardy, Kipling, Ruskin, Swinburne, Maurice Baring, Norman Douglas, H.G. Wells, and many T.J. Wise printings.
A preface by the collector emphasizes the importnce of condition, and notes his preference for boxes and cloth folders for ephemeral items and pamphlets. Esher books, when seen, are usually still in superior condition. (Inventory #: 370934)
A preface by the collector emphasizes the importnce of condition, and notes his preference for boxes and cloth folders for ephemeral items and pamphlets. Esher books, when seen, are usually still in superior condition. (Inventory #: 370934)
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