Ward, Mrs Humphry

i) The History of David Grieve. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1892, 3 volumes, 8vo (189 x 125mm.), FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR (“Florence Mary O’Brien | from her loving cousin, | the writer. | Jan 22. 1892.”) on preliminary blank, preliminary blanks and half-titles as called for in Sadleir, original dark red cloth lettered in gilt on spine and in blind on upper cover [Sadleir 3288; Wolff 7017], slight browning to endpapers, volumes slightly skewed, head and foot of spine slightly bumped; ii) Sir George Tressady. London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1896, 2 volumes, 8vo (190 x 118mm.), PRIVATE FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR (“To Lord + Lady Wolseley | with the writer’s | kindest remembrances. | Oct. 1896.”) on front free endpaper, preliminary blanks and half-titles as called for in Sadleir, 4pp. publisher’s advertisements at end of volume two, original apple-green cloth lettered in gilt on spine and in black on upper cover [Sadleir 3294; Wolff 7025], ‘double prelims.’ noted by Sadleir not present, bookplates, spotting and browning to endpapers, bindings slightly bumped at extremities (5)

ii) Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833–1913), bookplate and authorial inscription

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Sadleir notes a 'private first edition' bound in 'smooth apple-green linen-grain cloth' of Sir George Tressady. He notes 'double prelims.' although Wolff queries this.