Herman Scheffauer — Looms of Life

New York and Washington, The Neale Publishing Company, 1908. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of an early poetry collection by Herman Scheffauer, the author's presentation copy. First edition.Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto to the front endpaper, 'For, William F. Walker Esq, with the affectionate regards and greetings of his friend, Herman Scheffauer, San Francisco July 28/08&apos.Typed poem tipped in to the front paste down, 'Hymn to Life' by Lou Salome, translated by Herman Scheffauer. Illustrated with a frontispieceThe second major poetry collection by Herman Georg Scheffauer, in which is evident his romantic notions of love and marriage, most particularly in the poem 'The Forcing of the Rings&apos.Scheffauer was a German-American poet. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Typed poem tipped in to the front paste down. Author's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot, mostly to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .