Holbrook Jackson — The Eighteen Nineties

London, Grant Richards Ltd, 1913. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Holbrook Jackson's study on society and culture of the 1890s, complete with plates, the author's presentation copy to his brother. The first edition.Author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to his brother to the recto of the front endpaper, "J. C. J. from H. J. Oct:22:1913".In the vanishingly scarce unclipped dust wrapper.'The Eighteen Nineties' explores the art and ideals of the fin-de-siecle, an insightful look at the influential decade. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and twenty-three plates. Collated, complete.By the journalist, writer, and publisher George Holbrook Jackson. A noted journalist who worked for numerous magazines during his career, Jackson is known as being one of the leading bibliophiles of his time. He founded in the Flying Fame Press alongside Ralph Hodgson and Claud Lovat Fraser, and had a long association with English small presses. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the cloth. Very light shelf wear to the head of the spine. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Spots to the fore edge. Dust wrapper is a little edge worn, with small chips and closed tears. Wraps are a little age-toned with a few light handling mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with only a few scattered spots. Near Fine . Ill.: Various. Near Fine/Very Good.