Mrs W K Clifford - The Last Touches - 1st 1892 A&C Black

Description: Title: The Last Touches Author: Mrs W K Clifford Publisher: Adam and Charles Black, London and Edinburgh Edition: First Edition, First Printing Date Printed: 1892 Description: Sophia Lucy Jane Lane (1846-1929) was the widow of the mathematician and philosopher William Kingdon Clifford, whose work on the space time continuum anticipated Einstein. Following her husband's death she supported herself by becoming a successful writer, whose work was much appreciated by Henry James. This collection of short stories contains some strange and weird elements and ends with "Wooden Tony", one of her "Anyhow" stories. A nice example of the first printing of the first edition. Original cloth hardback. 242 pages, plus 60 page publisher's catalogue to the rear. 7.5 inches by 5 inches. In attractive condition with some light wear and bumping (see pictures). Clean and free of inscriptions. Binding sound and square. A nice example. Scarce. Provenance: This book formerly belonged to the celebrated bibliographer and book seller George Locke. We take great care in the packaging of all our books to ensure that they arrive as described. Please view our other books now on sale at our ebay shop, Goodman Books. We have over 5,000 titles listed , and have been trading on ebay since 2002 - buy with confidence from a long-established expert bookseller. We add new listings regularly to ensure that we always have new and interesting books for sale.

Price: 175 GBP

Location: Hornchurch

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