PRESENTATION COPY
A philosophical review of reform by percy bysshe shelley (Now printed for the first time) together with an introduction and appendix by t. w. rolleston.
London.
Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, 1920.
First edition.
Quarto.
xi, [1], 94pp. With a photographic frontispiece and one further plate. Unopened in original publisher's cloth-backed green paper boards, lettered in black to spine. A trifle rubbed, spine dulled. Scattered spotting. Presentation copy, inked inscription to title page: 'Evelyn Brook / from T. W. Rolleston / Sept. 24, 1920'.
A presentation copy of Shelley's Philosophical View of Reform, edited and introduced by Irish writer T. W. Rolleston, and given to his sister-in-law, Evelyn. Shelley's longest prose work, Reform addresses the Peterloo massacre, advocating non-violent resistance to the British government's regime.
£ 50.00
Antiquates Ref: 32415
