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Nesbit, E[dith].
A Pomander of Verse.
London: John Lane at the Bodley Head, 1895. First edition. 1 of 750 copies. Inscribed by Nesbit's cousin, Paris Nesbit (1852-1927), in 1907. Paris Nesbit was a prominent Australian lawyer, judge, embezzeler, and general "character" of his time. He was committed to mental asylums at various times in his life. Bound in tan boards with gilt cover design by Laurence Housman, who also did the illustration for the title page. Very good minus with bumping to board corners and chipping to spine edges. Interior is clean with slight aging to margins of untrimmed pages. 88 pages plus 16 pages of ads. POE/030608.
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