B12 The Life of John Oliver Hobbes

Table of Contents

B12-a First edition, second impression

Title Page

Launch

Description

Contribution by GM

B12-a2 American edition, second impression

B12-a First edition, second impression

Title Page

THE LIFE OF

JOHN OLIVER HOBBES

TOLD IN HER CORRESPONDENCE

WITH NUMEROUS FRIENDS

WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH BY HER FATHER

JOHN MORGAN RICHARDS

AND AN INTRODUCTION BY

THE RIGHT REV. BISHOP WELLDON

DEAN OF MANCHESTER

 WITH PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

LONDON

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W.

1911

Launch

Published June 1911. The first edition of this book was published March 1911, but the GM letter is found only in the second impression, which is indicated on the verso of the title leaf as “Second Edition.” In this impression the first five pages of gathering 6 are reimposed to permit the added material to be printed on the sixth page.

Description

Height: 8 1/2 in; 8.5 in; 21.59 cm

Width: 5 1/2 in; 5.5 in; 13.97 cm

[a]8, b1 (tipped in), 1-238, 248 (-24g); pp xviii, 382, plus 12 inserted plates, not paginated;

• white endpapers;
• top edges gilt, fore and bottom edges trimmed;
• bound in olive green cloth, back cover plain, gilt device with motto

QUI ME CHERCHE TROUVE

around edge, surrounded by gilt ornamental frame,

single-rule border in blind at edge of front cover,

• spine gilt stamped

THE LIFE

OF

JOHN OLIVER

HOBBES

LONDON

JOHN MURRAY

Contribution by GM

A letter dated “DUBLIN, December 4, 1909.” to “Dear Mr. Richards” is printed on page 86 in much smaller type than the rest of the book. It tells of GM’s meeting with John Oliver Hobbes and his collaboration with her on “The Fool’s Hour” (B6) and “Journeys End In Lovers Meeting”

(B11).

B12-a2 American edition, second impression

Copies of this second impression, containing the GM letter, were issued in the United States with a slip (2 in; 5.08 cm x 4 7/8 in; 4.88 in; 12.38 cm) tipped on the title page covering the publisher’s imprint, and lettered in black

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