Chas. Henry Phelps — Californian Verses

San Francisco , The California Publishing Company , 1882 . First edition. Cloth. A very scare collection of poetry from Californian author Charles Henry Phelps, all of which surround his home state of California, signed by the author. First edition. Signed by the author to "Mr E H Beau with compliments of Chas H. Phelps" dated February 1883.Bound in the publisher's cloth. A collection of poetry from American poet and editor, Charles Henry Phelps, first training as a lawyer before becoming editor of the 'California' magazine. Phelps was born and raised in California, where he spent the majority of his life, providing the inspiration for his poetry.'Californian Verses' was Phelps' only published collection, with other works appearing in various periodicals. Bound in the publisher's cloth. Externally, very good, with light rubbing to the extremities and a little bumping. Front endpaper is a little strained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the author's ink inscription to front blank. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .