first edition
1898 · London
by Hewlett, Maurice
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1898. First edition. First edition. Finely bound by W. Root & Son in green calf, inlaid design intricately tooled in gilt and red comprising four gilt leaf designs linked by geometric ruling and red circles onlayed along the ruled lines, spine decoratively tooled with raised bands, red morocco spine labels, gilt-tooled inner dentelles; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt; red cloth slipcase. A bit of light rubbing to slipcase; uniform sunning to spine; ownership signature and chop stamps to front pastedown; else near fine. With 1929 photograph of garden stylized "Pan,"laid in.
(Inventory #: 4333)