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London and New York: John Lane: The Bodley Head, 1900. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Green cloth illustrated and titled in gilt (design of country road, unsigned). Old private lending library copy with pocket remnants and tint stamps on both pastedowns, else a nice, near fine copy.

London and New York: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION. Scarce, especially in the United States. George Slythe (G.S.) Street (1867-1936) was a British writer. He was known for his satirical works that attacked pretentiousness in society, especially among the aesthetes and the upper class. His best known work was his 1894 novel The Autobiography of a Boy. This satirized the contemporary aesthetes Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas. The Trials of the Bantocks is another satirical novel told from the perspective of a young struggling writer who is intimately involved with a very well-to-do family of less than impressive heritage. The preface begins "In struggling manhood, as in complacent youth, I have always been fascinated by the Bantock family... the fact that everything in the Bantock household was admirably correct appealed strongly to my youthful sympathies." Justifying his tales, he states "And yet sometimes - is it… Read More

London & New York: John Lane at the Bodley Head, 1900. First Edition. 183 pages. NearFine Hardcover, no dj. Green cloth with gilt stamping in front and on the spine. Minimal wear to the end of the spine. Clean Unmarked throughout. strong Tight binding. Inner front hinge slightly exposed. 7.65.6"x0.9". be24523.