Hermon Ould — Candle-Ends

London, The Bloomsbury Press, 1920 . First edition. Paperback. First edition, signed and inscribed by Hermon Ould, a scarce early collection of verse by the future co-founder of P.E.N. International. In the publisher's original paper wraps.First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the copyright page: "To Larry O"Gorman from Hermon Ould. 9.iii.21. "You"re my friend! What a thing friendship is, world without end!" (Browning)".A slim collection of early verse by poet, playwright and novelist Hermon Ould, co-founder of P.E.N. International, including a selection of wartime and post-war poems. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, smart. Slight age toning to wraps. Slight creasing to extremities with one or two small closed tears, more so to lower left corner. The odd minor spot and handling mark. Slight damp staining to spine and gutters of endpapers. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages 11-14 fully disbound, but present. Slight rust staining from stapled binding. Pages bright and clean with just one or two spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .