Richard Middleton; Henry Savage [intro.] — Poems and Songs
New York, Michael Kennerley, 1913 . First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first US edition of this posthumously published poetry collection by Richard Barham Middleton. The very scarce first US edition of the first series of this work, published the year after the UK first edition.This volume utilises the sheets of the UK true first.Middleton is remembered most for his short ghost stories, in particular "The Ghost Ship".With a former owner's inscription to the front pastedown.Henry Savage supplies a tribute to the life of Middleton. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright, with back strip age toned. Light rubbing to cloth at back strip head and tail. Inscription to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .
