Algernon Blackwood - Episodes Before Thirty, Cassell and Company London 1923, First Edition with Authors notes and letters

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Algernon Blackwood - Episodes Before Thirty, Cassell and Company London 1923, First Edition with Authors notes and letters

Harback, Blue Cloth with Gold lettering to front and spine. Special features include Pencil marks and previous owners signature on front pages, glued newspaper article about Mr Blackwood dated April 16, 1950 onto front endpaper, mounted Photograph of Mr Blackwood signed Algie 1909 on the back of the half-title, glued in Authors note signed Algy, Sep:2./31. Rear endpaper in an envelope glued containing 3 letters signed by Algy, The end backboard is another newspaper cutting glued about New Novels. "Before Midnight" and "Day and Night Stories."

Condition is Very Good, bumped corners and rubbed blue cloth in places, some tanning to the front pages and slight dust damage to the edges.

Richard Dalby's Previous write up about this book (also included):

8vo, (Vi), 312pp., Original Blue Cloth, Rubbed. First Edition; signed on the endpapers 'Sydney Kuitore 1924, Sydney Stonehaven." Mounted Photograph on verso of half-title,signed "Algie 1909," two-pages autograph letter (part of a longer letter?), signed "Algy, Sep:2./31,"in which Blackwood discusses an elderly lady who know Alfred Louis, the dedicatee of Episodes before thirty, a group of three autograph letters (one part of a letter only?) signed by Blackwood and one typed letter, addressed to Blackwood's Grandmother and "Syd," dated 1892,1913 and 1923 and all written in affectionate terms....... Please see photos