1914, ISBN: 190cc2275e5a97e7bfbecf1c0b9b523d

London: Hodder and Stoughton, c1914. Vellum. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". Herbert Bedford. This edition was limited to One hundred copies, signed by the Artist and numbered, this is number t… Plus…

London: Hodder and Stoughton, c1914. Vellum. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". Herbert Bedford. This edition was limited to One hundred copies, signed by the Artist and numbered, this is number twenty-one. With twenty tipped-in miniatures in colours. The volume discusses the heroines of Meredith's work, in chapters by title of the work they feature in. With an introduction discussing 'Meredith's allegiance to feminism', 'The Pictorial Aspects of his Heroines', 'Their Gift of Brains' and other topics. George Meredith, OM (12 February 1828 - 18 May 1909) was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. Before his death, Meredith was honoured from many quarters: he succeeded Lord Tennyson as president of the Society of Authors; in 1905 he was appointed to the Order of Merit by King Edward VII. Herbert Bedford was a composer and painter. With an ink inscription from Christmas 1914 to front free endpaper. With a bookseller's label to front pastedown for Henry Sotheran Ltd., York. In a decorative vellum binding with girl details and an illustrated motif to front board, with ribbon fastenings. Externally, sound but with bumping and slight wear to extremities. With some wear and marks to boards. Internally, generally firmly bound. With a closed tear to page with author's signature. Bright with occasional spotting and handling marks to pages. Very Good, Hodder and Stoughton, 3<

1923, ISBN: 190cc2275e5a97e7bfbecf1c0b9b523d

London: Hodder and Stoughton The women from Meredith's books with Bedford's delightful portraits (20) tipped in with tissue guards, 166pp. Blue covers with gilt lettering to spine… Plus…

London: Hodder and Stoughton The women from Meredith's books with Bedford's delightful portraits (20) tipped in with tissue guards, 166pp. Blue covers with gilt lettering to spine and lettering and decoration to front, presumed first but ND. Upper front board has oval portrait of Diana Warwick (Diana of the Crossways). Gilt top page edges. Scuffing to extremities of covers with a few light marks and tiny nick to edge of oval portrait. Foxing, a neat gift inscription on front pastedown (dated 1923) and frontis tissue guard is torn. But a very solid copy in generally good condition. Ref:071603.. Cloth. G++/N/a. Illus. by Herbert Bedford. 21x27cm., Hodder and Stoughton, 2.5<