Geoffrey Keynes — A Bibliography of Dr John Donne

Cambridge, University Press, 1932 . Cloth. The second edition of Geoffrey Keynes's biography of John Donne, a Limited Edition work, retaining the very scarce dust wrapper. The second edition, with improvements and corrections.One of 350 unnumbered copies.With the front wrap and flyleaves of the very scarce original dust wrapper. Front flyleaf clipped, but retaining original price.With a vignette photogravure to the title page, seven reproductions of title pages, and ten collotype plates. Collated, complete.A detailed biography of the life of the Dean of St. Paul's, an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with clipped dust wrapper retaining original price. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with a touch of fading to tail of front board. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Front wrap and dust wrapper flyleaves present only; lacking back strip and rear wrap. Chipping to perimeters of front wrap, with significant closed tear to tail of front wrap. Flyleaves detached and loosely inserted. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Poor.