![HUEFFER, Ford Madox (1873-1939). The Soul of London. London: Alston Rivers, 1905. 8°. Original cloth gilt (spine faded). PRESENTATION COPY, front free endpaper inscribed, "Mrs William Martindale affectionately from Ford Madox Hueffer 4th May 1905". Signed beneath, "K. M. Lamb [Katharine Hueffer] Xmas 1939". FIRST EDITION of Hueffer's first major work after Romance. Edward Garnett told Galsworthy, "It is very good, the best thing he's done; you will be interested to hear that Hueffer has at last been boomed, boomed furiously! and has come into his own" (quoted by Saunders I, p. 197). Harvey A13.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2005/CSK/2005_CSK_05621_0129_000(101811).jpg?w=1)
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HUEFFER, Ford Madox (1873-1939). The Soul of London. London: Alston Rivers, 1905. 8°. Original cloth gilt (spine faded). PRESENTATION COPY, front free endpaper inscribed, "Mrs William Martindale affectionately from Ford Madox Hueffer 4th May 1905". Signed beneath, "K. M. Lamb [Katharine Hueffer] Xmas 1939". FIRST EDITION of Hueffer's first major work after Romance. Edward Garnett told Galsworthy, "It is very good, the best thing he's done; you will be interested to hear that Hueffer has at last been boomed, boomed furiously! and has come into his own" (quoted by Saunders I, p. 197). Harvey A13.
HUEFFER, F.M. The Heart of the Country. London: Alston Rivers, 1906. 8°. Original cloth (spine faded). PRESENTATION COPY, front free endpaper inscribed on the day of publication, "Mrs William Martindale always affectionately from The Author 9th May 1906". FIRST EDITION. Harvey A17.
Harvey notes that The Soul of London and its sequel, The Heart of the Country, were published on 2nd May 1905 and 9th May 1906 respectively. The former includes the printed dedication: "To Mrs William Martindale who gave the world that which most has made London pleasant to me, this gratefully".
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HUEFFER, F.M. The Heart of the Country. London: Alston Rivers, 1906. 8°. Original cloth (spine faded). PRESENTATION COPY, front free endpaper inscribed on the day of publication, "Mrs William Martindale always affectionately from The Author 9th May 1906". FIRST EDITION. Harvey A17.
Harvey notes that The Soul of London and its sequel, The Heart of the Country, were published on 2nd May 1905 and 9th May 1906 respectively. The former includes the printed dedication: "To Mrs William Martindale who gave the world that which most has made London pleasant to me, this gratefully".
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