Kendall Banning — The Phantom Caravan

Chicago , The Bookfellows, 1920 . First edition. Hardback. a scarce presentation copy of this exclusive collection of poetry by Kendall Banning, inscribed for a member of the Bookfellows. The scarce first edition of the work.Signed and inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, with a lengthy holograph poem to Paul R. Garrison, a member of the Bookfellows, with his book plate to the front paste down.In publisher's original blue hardback binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. With a double page photographic frontispiece by Lejaren a HillerThe Bookfellows were a literary and publication club based in Chicago, but with members worldwide. Membership in the Order of the Bookfellows cost $1 a year, and gave members the opportunity of becoming a contributor to the Annual Bookfellow Anthologies.  This volume, written by Kendall Banning, includes a collection of poetry, with works such as Fortunes, Alone, Requiem, Immune, and many more.  In publisher's original hardback binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Very light shelf wear to extremities, with slight age toning to endpapers. Book plate to front paste down, with author's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper is very smart. Very light chipping to head of wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light age toning. Near Fine . Ill.: Lejaren a Hiller. Near Fine/Near Fine.