Title: A Shropshire Lad Author: Housman, A.E. Place: London Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Date: 1896 Description: viii, 96 pp. (12mo) original vellum-backed boards, paper spine label. Custom clamshell box. First Edition. Spine label in the first state with "Shropshire" measuring 33 mm. The author's rare first book. The first printing, made at Housman''s expense following Macmillan's rejection of the book, consisted of 500 sets of sheets. 150 were bound for the American issue, 250 bound for the first British issue, the remaining 100 copies were bound later for Britain. Leather book label of Walter Chrysler on front pastedown. Lot Amendments Condition: Binding browned, edges lightly worn; very good. Item number: 234924
Title: A Shropshire Lad Author: Housman, A.E. Place: London Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Date: 1896 Description: viii, 96 pp. (12mo) original vellum-backed boards, paper spine label. Custom clamshell box. First Edition. Spine label in the first state with "Shropshire" measuring 33 mm. The author's rare first book. The first printing, made at Housman''s expense following Macmillan's rejection of the book, consisted of 500 sets of sheets. 150 were bound for the American issue, 250 bound for the first British issue, the remaining 100 copies were bound later for Britain. Leather book label of Walter Chrysler on front pastedown. Lot Amendments Condition: Binding browned, edges lightly worn; very good. Item number: 234924
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