Carey, Jesse.
THE KINGS OF THE REEFS. A Poem, In One Hundred and Seventeen Cantos.
Melburne: Spectator Publishing Co. Limited, 1891. 1st Ed. Large 8vo. 431pp. 3 ports., many decorative devices. Advert for work taped to verso of plate, some browning, dec, e,ps., hinges cracked with taping to upper hinge, minor loss to upper pastedown, original dec. gilt lettered blue cloth, sl. soiled, corners rubbed, spine chipped, joints worn and frayed, a.e.g.
¶ Inscribed to front free paper ‘Presented by the Author to his beloved wife, Lydia Carey as a memento of her valuable help ... Memo this copy was bound in London in 1892 & presented as above on the 17th June 1893.’ Also signed ‘Minnie M. Carey Victoria’.

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