[LE GALLIENNE, Richard].

In Praise of Bishop Valentine.

Etched frontispiece by Jacomb Hood. [Edited by Frank Bliss] with an essay by RLG. First edition, one of 125 copies on hand made paper of a total edition of 150. 8vo., original vellum lettered in gilt, silk ties. London: Printed for Private Circulation, Valentine’s Day, 1893.

£140.00

Printed at the Chiswick Press for Frank E. Bliss, who provides an introduction, and who presumably also edited this anthology of Valentinian poetry. Le Gallienne’s contribution is an essay on Valentine verse, and is written specifically for the book.

Inscribed on the front free endpaper to an unidentified recipient “To Fanny Browne / from / Frank Bliss Esq. / on Valentine’s Day – / 1925.“ Le Gallienne contributed the introduction, “St. Valentine,“ pp. [1]-32. A fine copy, lacking part of one lower tie.

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