FIRST EDITION. Half title, title designed by Patten Wilson, 14pp reviews, 12pp cata (1897); internal front hinge and half title reinforced with archival tape, faint withdrawn library stamp on title and occasionally throughout, some pages carelessly opened resulting in small tears along outer margins. Uncut in orig. olive-green cloth, blocked & lettered in red, spine lettered in gilt; sl. dulled & rubbed, mark on lower spine from library label removal. Booklabel of University Library Durham on leading pastedown, with small biro shelf mark below. A good-plus copy. Copac lists 6 copies only. Alec John Dawson, 1872-1951, British soldier, novelist, journalist, and traveller, probably best remembered today for his adventure dog stories, especially Finn the Wolfhound (1908). This collection of short stories includes Wattle-Worship, The idealist Clue, The Queen of Ajassa Side, A Poet of the Bush, Where the Sea is Dead and others. It is the thirty-third and final volume in Lane's Keynotes series; there was intended to be a thirty-fourth volume that was never published. Seller Inventory # 86527

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Title: Mere Sentiment.

Publisher: John Lane. (Keynotes series, no. 33) 1897

Publication Date: 1897

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

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ABA, ILAB & PBFA member. Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers have been selling 18th & 19th Century English books, especially first editions of English Literature and Social History since 1969 and are world leading specialists in Dickens. Our premises are opposite the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London. We publish between 4 and 6 major catalogues per annum. As traditional and professional booksellers, we prefer to develop a personal relationship with collectors - and customers via the internet.

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