Henley,William Ernest.

FOR ENGLAND'S SAKE Bound With A SONG OF SPEED.

London: David Nutt, 1900 & 1903. 1903.

First Edition. Soft cover. First editions. 8vo. Green cloth, gilt lettered at the spine. Bookplate of W. MacDonald MacKay. Bound in are: "For England's Sake" & "A Song of Speed". Front wrappers of both volumes bound in as well. Henley was a revolutionary force in English literature - a pioneer in the use of free verse who published & defended the early works of Barrie, Hardy, Kipling, Wells, Shaw & Conrad. Editor of the National Observer 1889-94 & The New Review, 1898-03. Uncommon, in near fine condition.

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