signed first edition
1913 · Sidney
by Allen, L[eslie] H[oldsworth]
Sidney: Angus & Robertson Ltd., 1913. Octavo, pp. [1-7] 8-46 [47] [48: blank], original stiff card wrappers printed in black. First edition. Presentation copy with signed inscription by Allen dated 5 January 1942 on front free endpaper. Australian academic's first book, a mix of poems and very short stories, the subjects Hellenophilic (naiads, fauns, centaurs, etc.), the style purple. Macartney (1956), p. 35. Head of spine panel chipped, light water stains to boards, free endpapers tanned, a good copy of a fragile book. (#116287) (Inventory #: 116287)