Meredith Owen, Signed (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Edited by Aurelia Brooks Harland and J. Lee Harlan, Jr. Slight fading on the front cover, binding on top and bottom of spine shows some wear. Signed in ink by A. Joseph Armstrong, to whom the book is dedicated : "In memory of many delightful Baylor Associations and with gratitude that the aroma of those days is still delightful A. Joseph Armstrong.". Signed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good-. Stationery is folded both horizontally and vertically. ; Four lines of handwritten verse beginning "If thou had yesterday thy duty done, " signed Lytton (Owen Meredith, 16 [Portland? ] Place 6 June 1886. Written cross-wise on stationery with a crest in blue, crown above, with the motto Hoc Virtutis Opus. Stationery is, correct orientation, approx. 4 3/8" wide by 7".

8vo; decorative cloth signed binding by Will Bradley; 832 pages; twelve facsimiles of water colors by Madeleine Lemaire and 100 black and white drawings by C. McCormick Rogers; a very good, clean, tight, unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. First edition. Slim 12mo. in original light brown pebbled cloth stamped in gilt. Deep green endpapers. Half-title, title, 142 pp, printers colophon. Tipped in at the front free endpaper is a 8 line handwritten note on Knebworth House, Stevenage note paper, dated Oct. 27th, 1886. It reads: "My dear Sir,/ In reply to your letter of the 24th Sept, I beg to place at your servicefor publication in the Independent, if you desire it, the enclosed poem;which thought writen 18 years ago, has never been published./ Yours truly/ Lytton". The note is clear and bright, shallow fold along one edge so as to fit within the boards of the book. The book itself is tight, internally clean with some occasional light foxing. The boards are faded to a light tan with the gilt title stamping to the front cover faint, shallow wear at the spine extremities. The main piece appearing here is "The Battle of Kosovo" followed by a collection of shorter "Popular Or Domestic Pesmas".

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Portrait etching by Samuel Hollyer, 6 x 8 inches, of Meredith, whose works include "Lucile" and "Fables in Song." The engraving is signed in pencil by Hollyer (1826-1919), considered the last of the old school of American line-engravers, remembered for his landscapes, bookplates, and oft-reproduced portraits of famous historical figures, remembered for his landscapes, bookplates, and oft-reproduced portraits of famous historical figures. A stunning piece. Signed by Illustrator(s).