George Saintsbury — A Scrap Book and a Last Scrap Book

London, Macmillan and Co, 1922-1924. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes of essays by the English writer, literary historian and critic George Saintsbury. The first edition of his 'Scrap book' and 'Last Scrap Book' and therefore comprising two volumes of what was a three volume work (all works published separately).These scrapbooks provide an insight into Saintsbury's political and social views. With chapters on Idealism, Byron, Lucretius, Exhibitions, and Liberalism.In uniform cloth bindings. In uniform cloth bindings. Externally, sound. Loss to the head of front joint to 'A Last Scrap Book&apos. A few light marks to boards. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper, Frank Bevan. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Just the odd spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .