GARNETT, Mrs R. S. The Infamous John Friend . New York: Henry Holt, 1909. 8°. Original cloth (spine faded, block slightly twisted). PRESENTATION COPY to Elsie Hueffer (front free endpaper inscribed, "Elsie Hueffer from Mathy Garnett, July 1909"). FIRST U.S. EDITION; together with Richard Jefferies' Red Deer (1892), inscribed on half title, "Elsie Hueffer from Robert Garnett, June 9th '94". Second edition (worn); and a third volume inscribed to Elsie Hueffer. Martha Garnett was the wife of Robert Garnett who assisted Ford and Elsie with their elopement and became the dedicatee of The Cinque Ports (1900). (3)
GARNETT, Mrs R. S. The Infamous John Friend . New York: Henry Holt, 1909. 8°. Original cloth (spine faded, block slightly twisted). PRESENTATION COPY to Elsie Hueffer (front free endpaper inscribed, "Elsie Hueffer from Mathy Garnett, July 1909"). FIRST U.S. EDITION; together with Richard Jefferies' Red Deer (1892), inscribed on half title, "Elsie Hueffer from Robert Garnett, June 9th '94". Second edition (worn); and a third volume inscribed to Elsie Hueffer. Martha Garnett was the wife of Robert Garnett who assisted Ford and Elsie with their elopement and became the dedicatee of The Cinque Ports (1900). (3)
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