THE DIM BOURNE. London: Grant Richards Ltd., [1916]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-285 [286: blank] [287: printer's imprint] [288: blank] + 8-page publisher's catalogue dated "Spring 1916" inserted at rear, original decorated black cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red, bottom edge untrimmed. First edition. A gloomy Hardy-like tragic romance novel about a young man, born and brought up in Egypt, who moves to his family's Lancashire estate after the death of his father -- a man he never met. A couple of small, faint spots to front cover, a very good copy. OCLC reports five copies, all in the UK. Scarce. (#165321).
Price: $75.00
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Dated 1916 on the recto of the title leaf.
Dated 1916 on the recto of the title leaf.