Pan and the Young Shepherd: A Pastoral in Two Acts
HEWLETT, Maurice
From Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 02 January 2017
From Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 02 January 2017
About this Item
Octavo, 140pp. A very good copy in the publisher's green cloth, stamped in dark green. Mild dust-soiling and rubbing to extremities, and the front inner hinge thinly cracked, but holding; still a sound, clean example. A wonderful copy, with a very significant autograph letter from Hewlett to British publisher (Charles) Elkin Mathews laid-in (formerly tipped onto the front free endpaper, with small paper remnants on that leaf matching the corner remnants missing from the letter itself). The letter reads, in full: "17 Feb. 96: Dear Sir, I have got my Pastoral interlude--Pan and the Young Shepherd--ready now and mean to get it published this year. I don't know whether I told you about it when I saw you the other day, but anyhow I am inclined to offer it to you first for many reasons. I call it an Interlude because, tho' dramatic in form, it is hardly a real comedy. I am [really?] sure it's a decent thing: mostly in prose with some songs & things interwoven. Do you care to see it? It's not long. Yours very truly, Maurice Hewlett. [addresed to:] Elkin Mathews Esq. P. S. This 'Pan' is half a fairy story and half an English pastoral. It is very open-airish." The letter turned out to be consequential, as Elkin Mathews' firm indeed ended up publishing this book. Hewlett's letter was well-timed, as the firm was likely raking in profits from its highly successful literary and aesthetic periodical "The Yellow Book," which had been running for about two years at the time of the letter. Hewlett's letters are not unobtainably rare, but this is the finest we've encountered, with significant literary content. (Please note that the book itself is not signed). Seller Inventory # 12584
Bibliographic Details
Title: Pan and the Young Shepherd: A Pastoral in ...
Publisher: John Lane the Bodley Head, London
Publication Date: 1898
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First Edition.
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