Pages Assembled by Wedmore, Frederick - 1913

London: Elkin Matthews, 1913.. 1913.. Very good. - Small octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt on the spine & in gilt within double gilt frames on the front cover with a vignette in gilt on the rear cover. The covers are very lightly rubbed & bumped & the head & tail of the spine are lightly chipped. 121 & [1] pages. The pastedowns & endpapers are darkened. Two clippings have been pasted on the front endpaper & the edges of the endpaper are chipped with small pieces out. Very good. <p>First edition.<p>From the library of bookman Charles Dexter Allen, who was an expert on bookplates, with his book label on the front pastedown. The book is inscribed to him by the author on a slip of paper mounted below the book label and with Wedmore's signature and the date "May 1913" on the label.<p>Frederick Wedmore [1844-1921] was an English art critic and man of letters. In 1868 he began to write for The Spectator. He published several novels and a volumes… Read More