Author: James Blyth [Henry James Catling Clabburn]
Title: Thrift
Description: London, F. V. White & Co. Ltd. 1912. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this very scarce novel from British author James Blyth. First edition. Very scarce. Beginning at a meeting of the H. & S. S. F. P. N. T. T. I. P. (Holmhithe and Southcliff Charity for Providing Nurses to the Indigent Poor). this novel focuses on the actions of the elite from the town of Holmhithe. Written by Henry James Catling Clabburn, a British author who changed his name legally to James Blyth in 1898. A fairly prolific producer of popular fiction, he is best remembered in the science fiction field for his Future War novels. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing resulting in minor loss to the cloth at the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Hinges tender. Splits in the cloth to the joints. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and minor age toning to the endpapers. Previous owners' bookplates to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Thrift Holmhithe Blyth Holmhithe None


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