Description: Spikenard: A Book of Devotional Love Poems by Laurence Housman, Grant Richards, London, Richard G. Badger and Co., Boston, 1898, Chiswick Press, 53 pp, brown decorative hardcover, 8 x 5.75”, 8vo. In good condition. Spine rebacked with loss of roughly an inch original headpiece and tailpiece. Abraded overall. Hinges creased with light dampness staining to bottom right corner of front board. Gilt finishing bright on front board, lightly rubbed and tarnished on spine. End papers brittle with chipping at front fly leaf. Old hand ownership on title with ink transfer to rear of fly leaf. Light toning overall to text with somewhat brittle edges. Old hand notations in rear (illegible). Binding intact. Please see photos. 1st U.S. Edition. Laurence Housman (1865-1959) was an English playwright, writer and illustrator during the Victorian era. He studied art in London. He was a younger brother of the poet A. E. Housman. COLL1898ABDK
Price: 100 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Year Printed: 1898
Binding: Cloth
Author: Laurence Housman
Subject: Poetry
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Grant Richards
Place of Publication: London
