Leith W Compton Aka Ormonde Maddock Dalton (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Offering this lovely-bound bound original 2nd edition (1916) of W. Compton Leith's celebrated philosophical and psychological essay on the myth of the Sirens, titled "Sirenica." Written by noted British art historian and British Museum curator Ormonde Maddock Dalton under the pseudonym he used for his personal creative writing; for his professional writing he used O. M. Dalton. London/New York: John Lane, The Bodely Head, 1916. Original publisher's half-vellum over swirled marbled paper boards, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, rough cut page edges, pp. 178 plus ads (4pp.), size about 7.5x5 inches. This work explores the pursuit of unattainable ideals. Condition is Very Good. Binding remains secure, corners sharp, vellum is toned, some chips to marbled paper edges. Endpapers has mild age toning, pages even lighter; no marks or writing, no loose pages or tears. A nice copy! Ormonde Maddock Dalton (1866-1945), was a prominent British museum curator, archaeologist, and art historian who served as the Keeper of the British and Medieval Antiquities Department at the British Museum from 1921 to 1928. He was a leading authority on early Christian, Byzantine, and medieval art. "Sirenica" is considered to be Dalton's most philosophically profound work. [A1].…