by Frederick Locker-Lampson

A delightful little book. Lampson was a well known member of the bibliophile and literary set in London, and he amassed one of the largest and most respected private librairies of his day. He also wrote poetry - not mournful, emotional, or lofty poetry, but rather witty verse. A sample is below. Interestingly, Lampson remarried after being widowed, and when he did, he adopted his new wife's surname, Lampson, and added to his own, hence Locker-Lampson. Here is his poem, "A Terrible Infant": "I recollect a nurse call'd Ann, Who carried me about the grass, And one fine day a fine young man Came up, and kiss'd the pretty lass: She did not make the least objection! Thinks I, 'Aha! When I can talk I'll tell Mamma.' - And that's my earliest recollection."

Published in 1909 by MacMillan and Company, London

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very good

Comments: Save for some minor shelf wear, this 110-year-old book is in remarkably good condition. Text is clean and unmarked (save for the 1909 owner's name), and the frontspiece and tissue guard are intact. The boards are blue, with gilt lettering on the spine and a charming center gilt logo, GST, as this book is one of the Golden Treasury Series. See photos for condition.