Roose Stephens (5 results)

Condition: Good. 1912. No Edition Remarks. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Noticeable red pen scribble to dedication page. Pages are mildly foxed & tanned throughout. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. both hinges are cracked with slight exposed netting. Text is clear. Binding is firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st, and likely only, edition. [1913]. [viii] 102pp. Tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece. In black cloth-covered boards decorated with blind rules. 12mo. Boards are rubbed at edges, chipped on corners, backstrip partially crumbed away and has been repaired with tape. Text block edges darkened. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper, endpapers a little marked, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. A collection of poetry by John Gummer, whose poetry otherwise appeared in literary magazines and journals of the time, some of it being set to music. The title poem, Night and Day, was first read at a meeting of St Peter's Presbyterian Literary Society where it is said to have made a deep impression. Volume sold to raise funds for the Bazaar Fund of St Peter's Presbyterian Church in Upper Tooting, London. Lovely little volume of evocative poetry.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition antique book. Some fading to the spine and a split to the top rear corner. The contents show expected toning but are decent for their age overall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Edges Worn, Few Marks; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾".

Condition: Good. No Edition Remarks. 83 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Visible wear marks to boards.