signed first edition Folding map. [viii], 307, [1, blank], [4, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
1887 · London
by Roberts, Morley
London: Smith Elder, 1887. First edition. Folding map. [viii], 307, [1, blank], [4, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Green cloth, spine titled in gilt. Small nick at top of spine, else very good plus. Owner signature, 1887. Bookplate of Laura Mell Pleadwell. First edition. Folding map. [viii], 307, [1, blank], [4, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With Autograph Letter, signed. First edition of the prolific author's first book, dedicated to George Gissing and W.H. Hudson. Roberts knew Gissing during the years of grinding poverty in the 1880s and 1890s; he wrote a fictionalized account of Gissing's life,The Private Life of Henry Maitland (1912).
With, loosely inserted:
Autograph Letter, signed, from Roberts, on Authors' Club letterhead, 28 June 1938, to F.L. Pleadwell, American naval medical officer, editor, and autograph collector, reading in part, "I've been away for nearly 3 weeks. That is why I missed you, better luck next time."
And:
Autograph Note, signed ("Morley Roberts"), Xmas 1939, with an ink sketch of a stone bridge and gothic tower. 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches. About fine, with original mailing envelope address in Roberts' hand, sending Xmas greetings to Dr. & Mrs Pleadwell, in Honolulu, Hawaii, beneath an English river scene, "Xmas 1939 To the Pleadwells with all good wishes from Morley Roberts" with a note on verso ,"You may like this little bit of ink work better than a better card, Salud! M.R.". Adams, Rampaging Herd, 1919; Smith, 8695; Graff 3520 (Inventory #: 301705)
With, loosely inserted:
Autograph Letter, signed, from Roberts, on Authors' Club letterhead, 28 June 1938, to F.L. Pleadwell, American naval medical officer, editor, and autograph collector, reading in part, "I've been away for nearly 3 weeks. That is why I missed you, better luck next time."
And:
Autograph Note, signed ("Morley Roberts"), Xmas 1939, with an ink sketch of a stone bridge and gothic tower. 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches. About fine, with original mailing envelope address in Roberts' hand, sending Xmas greetings to Dr. & Mrs Pleadwell, in Honolulu, Hawaii, beneath an English river scene, "Xmas 1939 To the Pleadwells with all good wishes from Morley Roberts" with a note on verso ,"You may like this little bit of ink work better than a better card, Salud! M.R.". Adams, Rampaging Herd, 1919; Smith, 8695; Graff 3520 (Inventory #: 301705)