STEPHENS, JAMES. Insurrections. Dublin, 1909. Half morocco slipcase. Author's first book -- The Crock of Gold. London, 1912 -- Here Are Ladies. New York, 1913. First American Edition, PRESENTATION COPY with long inscription on front free endpaper from Stephens to Audrey Pickering -- The Demi-Gods. London, 1914. In the rare dust jacket (much repaired), cloth folding case. Embossed stamp "Presentation Copy" on title-page. Laid in: ALS from Stephens to Mrs. H.A. Hinkson (the Irish writer Katherine Tynan), Dublin, 20 Nov. 1916, 1 p., 8vo, with envelope, giving her permission to "use all or as much of the Introduction to MacDonagh's poems as you wish," and thanking her for a review -- Songs from the Clay. London, 1915. Stain on rear cover, in the dust jacket (frayed at ends of spine, rear cover soiled), cloth folding case. Embossed stamp "Presentation Copy" on title-page. Laid in a brief ALS from Stephens to Mrs. Hinkson, Dublin, 2 Nov. 1912, 1 p., 8vo -- Hunger. By James Esse. Dublin, 1918. Unopened, half morocco slipcase. SIGNED by Stephens -- Reincarnations. London, 1918. Bit bowed, dust jacket, cloth folding case. Embossed stamp "Presentation Copy" on title-page -- And 3 FIRST EDITIONS and 3 First American Editions, London and New York, 1915-1938, four of them in dust jackets. Together 13 vols. and 2 letters, 12mo-8vo, original bindings. FIRST EDITIONS, except as noted. In very good to fine condition, unless otherwise indicated. (15)

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STEPHENS, JAMES. Insurrections. Dublin, 1909. Half morocco slipcase. Author's first book -- The Crock of Gold. London, 1912 -- Here Are Ladies. New York, 1913. First American Edition, PRESENTATION COPY with long inscription on front free endpaper from Stephens to Audrey Pickering -- The Demi-Gods. London, 1914. In the rare dust jacket (much repaired), cloth folding case. Embossed stamp "Presentation Copy" on title-page. Laid in: ALS from Stephens to Mrs. H.A. Hinkson (the Irish writer Katherine Tynan), Dublin, 20 Nov. 1916, 1 p., 8vo, with envelope, giving her permission to "use all or as much of the Introduction to MacDonagh's poems as you wish," and thanking her for a review -- Songs from the Clay. London, 1915. Stain on rear cover, in the dust jacket (frayed at ends of spine, rear cover soiled), cloth folding case. Embossed stamp "Presentation Copy" on title-page. Laid in a brief ALS from Stephens to Mrs. Hinkson, Dublin, 2 Nov. 1912, 1 p., 8vo -- Hunger. By James Esse. Dublin, 1918. Unopened, half morocco slipcase. SIGNED by Stephens -- Reincarnations. London, 1918. Bit bowed, dust jacket, cloth folding case. Embossed stamp "Presentation Copy" on title-page -- And 3 FIRST EDITIONS and 3 First American Editions, London and New York, 1915-1938, four of them in dust jackets. Together 13 vols. and 2 letters, 12mo-8vo, original bindings. FIRST EDITIONS, except as noted. In very good to fine condition, unless otherwise indicated. (15)

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