[Henry Charles Beeching] — Conferences on Books and Men

London, Smith, Elder & Co. 1900. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of Henry Charles Beeching's literary musings, handsomely bound in full morocco. Very scarce.First edition in book form. Reprinted from the Cornhill Magazine.Smartly bound in full morocco with marbled endpapers. Contemporary inscription from a previous owner to the half-title page, dated 1900.An engaging collection of anecdotes and musings on a range of literary works, including Abraham Cowley, William Cowper and Chaucer, and the general experience of the upper-class man at the end of the nineteenth century. Originally published anonymously, this work, alongside the similar Pages from a Private Diary, has since been attributed to British clergyman, writer and poet Henry Charles Beeching. In full-morocco binding. Contemporary inscription from a previous owner to the half-title page, dated 1900. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing, leading to minor loss of leather and cracking at the head and tail of the spine, and a few marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean with the exception of the occasional spot, more concentrated towards the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .