The mystery of words

by Ralcy Husted Bell

$450 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

First edition

New York: Hinds, Hayden, & Eldredge, 1924. First edition, small 8vo, pp. xix, 1 , 215; full maroon morocco with raised bands on spine and title in gilt, t.e.g.; joints rubbed, else very good The author's own copy, with his initials on spine, bookplate on upper pastedown, and signature on upper free endpaper. Sixteen leaves bound in at the back are filled with clippings from reviews, with their source and date added in ink by Bell. An effusive letter of

• Binding: Leather

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