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80247
[Gellert, W. Leon]
- Two volumes with inscribed associations to Leon Gellert "Songs of a Campaign" (1917) by Leon Gellert, third enlarged edition illustrated by Norman Lindsay; "Digger Smith" (1918) by C.J. Dennis, illustrated by Hal Gye
Angus & Robertson Ltd., Sydney, NSW, Australia, 1917 & 1918. First editions: two volumes octavo; hardcover, with upper board titles and decorations and decorated endpapers; 124pp. (with 2pp. of adverts) + 113pp. (with 4pp. of adverts) with a full-colour frontispiece, decorated title page, both volumes with many illustrations. "Songs of a Campaign" shows extensive water damage: boards buckled and stained; lower hinge split; text block edges toned; all pages water-stained; author's ink inscription to the title page; previous owner's ink inscription to the front free endpaper. Lacks dustwrapper. As is. "Digger Smith" has the previous owners' ink inscriptions to the front free endpaper and half-title; toned text block edges; a chip to the fore-edge of the upper board; boards rubbed with some softening of the spine extremities. Lacks dustwrapper. Very good. "Digger Smith" is a complimentary volume from the publisher to W. Leon Gellert, author of "Songs of a Campaign", and is inscribed to this effect. Click here to order
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