Florence

1888 · réf. 896F4 — London: F. V. White & Co; Ward and Downey 1888-1890 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. Three very scarce late nineteenth century first editions bound together. Featuring the novels 'A Strange Enchantment' 'The Voyage of the Ark' and 'City and Suburban'. Three very scarce first editions bound in one. Each with an individual title page and pagination.The first work is the 1889 first edition of novel 'A Strange Enchantment' by B. L. Farjeon an English novelist playwright printer and journalist known for his prolific output publishing nearly sixty novels.The second work is the 1888 first edition of 'The Voyage of the Ark as Related by Dan Banim' by F. M. Allen a pseudonym of Irish novelist Edmund Downey.The third and final work is the 1890 first edition of novel 'City and Suburban' by English actress and writer Florence Alice Price who wrote under her stage name 'Florence Warden'. She published many works between the 1870s and 1920s.With the inscription Harry Kearsley Please Return to the head of a front blank and pasted to the head of the contents leaf of the second work.Three very scarce first editions. In a half calf binding with marbled paper covered boards. Light rubbing to back strip and head of joints. Externally very smart. Internally firmly bound. Inscription to a front blank with former owner's signature pasted to the head of the contents leaf of the second work. Pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good F. V. White & Co; Ward and Downey hardcover