T. A. Daly — Mcaroni Ballads and Other Verses

New York, Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1919. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon presentation copy of this first edition book of American poetry. An uncommon presentation copy of this work.A first edition copy, bound in original quarter cloth black and green pictorial boards, with neat gilt lettering to the spine.A volume of verse by Catholic journalist and poet Thomas Augustine Daly.Inscribed to the front free endpaper to a 'Marcella', believed to be Marcella Burns Hahner - dubbed "The Czarina", a key figure in the financial success of the Chicago retailer and early 20th Century bookselling giant Marshall Field & Company, characterised as an impeccable saleswoman with impressive publishing instincts.The full inscription reads: 'To Marcella, con amore, Tom Daly October, 1920&apos.Lacking original dust wrapper.Features a monochrome frontispiece, loose, but slotted inside. Bound in original quarter cloth. Externally, in lovely condition. Slight rubbing to extremities. Slight bumping to extremities. The odd marks to boards. Author's ink inscription to front free endpaper. The odd marks to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound, with occasional mild strain. Pages generally bright and clean. Some leaves unopened. Small tear to p.vi where an unopened leaf has been forced. Frontispiece loose and slotted inside. Closed tear to p.114. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .