Portraits and Speculations

Ransome, Arthur

Edité par London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1913, 1913

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First edition. 225 pages. With some interesting provenance, from the estate of John Bell (1922-2008), one of Ransome's literary executors, with two handwritten letters from Bell loosely inserted, confirming that: "the Ransome titles all belonged to AR, though there are I think no markings.", and a further printed note from the recipient of Bell's letter, John Cowen, the notable Ransome collector, confirming that he received this title from Bell, along with three others, in exchange for a first edition of 'Thorstein of the Mere'. The book is reasonably firmly bound in the publisher's black cloth, lettered in tarnished gilt to the spine, the boards are quite marked and rubbed, the spine is sunned and the extremities are bumped, with some small tears to the cloth. The text block, with gilt to the top edges, is slightly foxed, marked and age toned. A collection of critical essays by Ransome, including one on Friedrich Nietzsche. It was originally intended to have been published by Stephen Swift, prior to Charles Granville's sudden flight from charges of embezzlement and bigamy. The first edition is quite uncommon and this, though not externally all that prepossessing, is an excellent association copy which once graced Ransome's own shelves.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Portraits and Speculations
• Éditeur: London Macmillan and Co., Limited 1913
• Date de parution: 1913
• Édition: Edition originale