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EDWARD THOMAS : Richard Jefferies. His Life and Work

Hutchinson, London [1911].

The second edition, a variant issue not noted by Eckert, yet almost certainly preceding it, issued without a half-title or advertisement leaf showing uniform volumes, and with a different price. 8vo. 352pp. Plum-coloured cloth lettered and ruled in gold at the spine and with the publisher's device gilt-stamped to the upper board. Top edge gilt. Portrait frontispiece. Flyleaves browned, with some light spotting to preliminary leaves and a touch of age toning to paperstock. A nice crisp copy in soiled, stained, chipped, torn and dusty dust wrapper. The first edition of Thomas' study of Jefferies was published in 1909 and included, along with the frontispiece, thirteen illustrations and a folding map. These were not included in the second edition although the dust wrapper still states "with illustrations and a map". The two editions were produced in different sizes so the wrapper cannot be left over from the 1909 stock and therefore the presence of this text must simply be an oversight. Eckert states that this second edition was issued on 6 October 1911 as part of "Hutchinson's 1/- Net library" and yet the faded price on the spine panel of this issue states "2/- Net", suggesting it was issued prior to Eckert's state (and also explains the absence of the advertising leaf). [It is worth noting that just about every bookseller on AbeBooks currently claiming to offer the 1909 first edition is actually stocking the undated [1911] second edition].. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Fair

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