Edmund Gosse — Silhouettes

London, William Heinemann, 1925. First edition. Cloth. A personal selection of profound essays written by influential literary critic Edmund Gosse, including on Herman Melville and Wycherley. The first edition of Silhouettes, a collection of literary essays written by the prolific English poet and literary critic Edmund Gosse. In the publisher's original brown cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Selected essays from his regular column at the Sunday Times, this charming collection includes Gosse's thoughts on 'Herman Melville', 'The Brother of the Brontës' and an examination of late Roman poets in 'The Last of the Pagans&apos. A friend of fellow writer Robert Louis Stevenson, Gosse was at the centre of numerous literary circles at the turn of the century and a profound voice, often credited for popularising the translation of Ibsen's plays along with George Bernard Shaw. In the publisher's original brown cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with bright clean boards. Minor bumps to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Dust wrapper is mostly bright and clean with slight age toning. Heavy browning to wrapper spine. A small closed tear to tail of wrapper spine and slight nicking to head. Minor offsetting to rear free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are mostly bright and clean, with a couple of faint spots, little heavier browning to first and final leaves. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.