Author: Bertram Dobell
Title: Rosemary and Pansies
Description: London, By the Author, 1904 . First edition. Cloth. A rather unique, first edition of this poetry collection from Bertram Dobell, with an additional handwritten poem from the author to the front endpaper. First edition. Inscribed by the author with a handwritten poem entitled "Fragment" to the front endpaper:"Yes! I will own that subtlety I lack, And never yet conceived that white was black, Nor ever thought that two and two made more, Howe'er they might be jaggled with than four: No genius for paradox is mine; Like Shaw or Chesterton I cannot shine: Reality, not shadows, I pursue, And seek not for the glittering But the true. B. D.". A collection of poetry from English scholar, bookseller, poet and publisher, Bertram Dobell. This was Dobell's first collection published under his own imprint, with its success leading to an expanded edition in 1904. Bound in the publisher's cloth. With six pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, very smart, with light discolouration to the extremities, heavier to the spine. A little bumping and the odd mark. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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