George Meredith 1909

London: Constable and Co, 1909. First limited edition. Hardcover. Very good+ to near fine condition. 1/500 unnumbered. Sextodecimo. 15 [1]pp. Original cream cloth gilt lettering and red ruling on cover. All pages with red frame. Decorative head and end piece and decorative initial. Contains one full-page wood engraving. Printed by Charles Wittingham at the Chiswick Press. Written by J. M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan, in honor of George Meredith, the great English poet and novelist of the Victorian Era. Leaves uncut at foredge and bottom. Lightly rubbed.