THE LOVE SONGS OF A HOODLUM. With an Introduction by Gelett Burgess.
San Francisco: Paul Elder, [1901]. The Tomoye Press. 1901.
1st Edition. Soft cover. First edition. Squarish 12mo. [32] pp, string tied. Decorated red & black patterned cloth binding with the title printed in black on a red paper label glued to the upper cover. A deluxe or presentation binding as the regular issue was issued only in red wrappers. A near fine or better copy. "A Leaden Heart I wear since she forsook me." "He will stand, perhaps as the chief apostle of the hyperconcrete. With Mr. Ade as the head of the school, and insistent upon the didactic value of slang, Mr. Irwin presents in this cycle no mean claims to eminence in the truly lyric vein." - from the five page Burgess introduction. Very interesting cloth binding.
Item #31210 Price: US$475.00