" It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
— Henry Ward Beecher
The Autobiography of Arthur Machen.
London: The Richards Press, 1951. [Autobiography] FIRST EDITION WITH ASSOCIATED LETTERS. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.308. Publisher's red cloth titled in gilt to spine, top-edge red, photographic frontispiece of author, two further photographic plates. Loosely tipped in are three associated items; A letter from Morchand Bishop to News Chronicle journalist Ian MacKay inviting him to an annual dinner celebrating the life of Machen. A postcard and a letter to MacKay from Machen's daughter Janet Davis. Internally clean, corners bumped. Very good. The first single volume edition of Arthur Machen's autobiography comprising the two previously published parts: Far Off Things and Things Near and Far. Item #52350
Price: £275.00
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