A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE.
In two volumes. Pp. xvi+510(last colophon)+[2](Ashley Library device, verso blank)+xvi+410(last colophon)+[2](Ashley Library device, blank), frontispiece portrait with tissue guard both volumes, numerous full page illustrations and facsimiles, notes and errata; f'cap. 4to; rebound (not recently) in red cloth, spines lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly soiled and rubbed; uncut; hinges tender at a couple of points, fore-edge margin of pages 295/6 in Volume I replaced (with no loss of text except first digit of pagination page 296), 5 cm. closed tear from bottom edge of pages 461/2 same volume, several small pencilled ticks and very occasional annotations, a little light foxing and soiling; printed for private circulation only by Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd., London, 1919-1920. First edition, limited to 125 copies. Todd 385b. *Presentation copy, inscribed on the half-title page of Volume I: 'For Coulson Kernahan From his ever sincere friend Thos. J. Wise'. John Coulson Kernahan (1858-1943) was an English novelist. Wilfred Partington notes him as a friend of Wise [Partington, p. 300]. Item #157058
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