George Meredith — An Essay on Comedy

London, Archibald Constable and Co, 1898 . Leather. The second edition of George Meredith's An Essay on Comedy and the uses of the Comic Spirit in half blue calf with matching blue marbled boards.  The second edition of George Meredith's scarce work An Essay on Comedy and the uses of the Comic Spirit in half blue calf with matching blue marbled boards. With red and brown calf spine labels and decorative gilt. A beautifully bound copy of Meredith's analysis of comedic art, which was first published in 'The New Quarterly Magazine' in April of 1877. Contains five pages of original publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. George Meredith (12 February 1828 – 18 May 1909) was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era, whose writings were inspired by John Keats among others.  In half blue calf with matching blue marbled boards, red and brown calf spine labels and decorative gilt. Externally, very smart with visible rubbing to the leather at the joints, extremities and spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Slight spotting to fore edge. Marbled paste downs. Contains five pages of original publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .