A Scholar’s Pastime.
£55.00
Publisher
Privately Printed at The Westminster Press.
Place
London
Date
1924
Synopsis
By reginald hughes, d.c.l. of this book, 75 copies were printed at the westminster press, london, in december 1924. this copy is no. [not stated].
Item Description
8vo. 8.25 x 5.75 inches. [viii] + 152 pp. Bound in vellum, gilt. Top edge gilt. A little marking of boards and foxing of flyleaves and edges; otherwise a very good clean copy. Loosely inserted: gift transmission card from Mrs Reginald Hughes. Seven essays on historical and literary themes, four of which originally appeared in periodicals, Their titles are A Pilgrimage to Canossa, Julius II in the Stanze, Lucian's Panthea, The Battlefields Round Poitiers, A Castle in Languedoc, Of Travellers, Of Literary Immortality. It has not been possible to easily trace the identity of the author, presumably a Doctor of Civil Law. A scarce title; Library Hub lists only The British Library and Oxford as holding copies.
[Stock No. 27801]
