F. Frankfort Moore — The Jessamy Bride
Chicago, Herbert S. Stone & Company, 1900. Cloth. A smart limited edition of this romance novel from Irish writer Frank Frankfort Moore, signed by the author. Limited edition of one thousand copies numbered and signed by the author, of which this is number five hundred and sixty-four. Signed by the author to a bookplate to the front pastedown. A sentimental tale of romance between Mary Horneck and Oliver Goldsmith involving, among other historical characters, Samuel Johnson and Edmund Burke. The novel was a major success. Written by Frank Frankfort Moore, an Irish journalist, novelist, dramatist, and poet. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Limited edition bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .