London : A. D. Innes & Co., 1896. First edition. A collection of six short stories, including "The Lady of the Pool" and "A Three Volume Novel" - "trifles light as air ... fashioned by a master hand" (Daily News). Crown 8vo (20cm). [iv],346,[ii]pp. Original dark blue cloth, ruled and lettered on upper cover and spine in gilt, blocked in blind with the publisher's device on lower cover; some faint rubbing; a few slight marks; some spotting, mainly of endpapers and edges, but still a very good copy. Inscribed E. A. Braid, Essex Fruiterers Library Department, on front pastedown, above a blank label with a single 1949 date-stamp.

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Bookseller: Ash Rare Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 22076
Title: COMEDIES OF COURTSHIP.
Author: HOPE, Anthony" - [HAWKINS, Sir Anthony Hope, 1863-1933] :
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London : A. D. Innes & Co., 1896.
Weight: 0.00 lbs
Keywords: English Literature, Fiction, Short Stories

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