E. OE. Somerville; Martin Ross — Stray-Aways
London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1920. First edition. Cloth. An illustrated first edition of this collection of sketches and original stories from Somerville and Ross. First edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and thirty-three in-text images. A collection of sketches and original short stories noted for its blend of humor, nostalgia, and social commentary on rural Irish life in the early twentieth century. With titles such as: At the River's Edge, The Dog from Doone, and Waters of Babylon, amongst others. Written by Somerville and Ross (Edith Somerville and Violet Florence Martin, writing under the name Martin Ross), an Anglo-Irish writing team, perhaps most famous for their series of books that were made into the TV series The Irish R.M. Somerville and Ross often wrote together, even after the death of "Ross" in 1915, Somerville continued to write and publish stories under their joint names, claiming that the two were still in contact. Illustrated by Edith Anna ÃÂOenone Somerville. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with light fading to the spine. Small splits in the cloth to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Library bookplate and ink stamps to the rear pastedown. Good . Ill.: E. OE. Somerville. Good .
