Sabine Baring-Gould — Early Reminiscences 1834-1864

London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1923. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of the early memoir of Sabine Baring-Gould, reflecting on his first thirty years of life during the Victorian era. The scarce first edition of this work.Publisher's compliment slip loosely inserted.In the original unclipped dustwrapper.The early reminiscences of Sabine Baring-Gould, documenting the first thirty years of his life, from 1834 to 1864.Baring-Gould was an Anglican priest, antiquarian, novelist, and hagiographer, a scholarly man of many talents.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty-four plates. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. A little bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Light spots to the fore edge. Dustwrapper is lightly edgeworn with some chips. Light discolouration and spots to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Some pages unopened to the fore edge. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Near Fine.