Stevenson (R.L.) The Essay on Walt Whitman... with a Little Journey to the Home of Whitman by Elbert Hubbard photogravure frontispiece, decorative title, inscribed by Ellen Terry to her son, Edward Gordon Craig "Ted from Mother Xmas 1900" in pencil on front free endpaper, with EGC's small monogram book-label on front pastedown and several annotations and markings in pencil by Craig towards end, mostly critical of Stevenson's text e.g. on Whitman's use of expressions "You are an idiot Stevenson with your 'comicalities' and 'no literary tact' - Good heavens that's the whole point. the fly on the barrel of a 40ton gun - the cat crawling over the Sphinx - duffer!!" etc., also inscribed by Teddy Craig to Lee Freeson in 1965 "...You are about the only person I know who could appreciate father's notes, the dedication from Ellen Terry and the strange adventures of the book. Teddy.", a little browned, final leaves loose, original limp suede, rather worn and frayed at edges, rebacked in cloth, 8vo, East Aurora, NY, Roycroft Shop, 1900. *** Teddy Craig also relates the history of the book, "This book has had many adventures. It was stolen from me and sold to a bookseller - a friend told me and I set off to buy it back - I arrived to find it had been bought & sold again to David Low Low insisted on giving it back to me. That was in 1940. E."
Stevenson (R.L.) The Essay on Walt Whitman... with a Little Journey to the Home of Whitman by Elbert Hubbard photogravure frontispiece, decorative title, inscribed by Ellen Terry to her son, Edward Gordon Craig "Ted from Mother Xmas 1900" in pencil on front free endpaper, with EGC's small monogram book-label on front pastedown and several annotations and markings in pencil by Craig towards end, mostly critical of Stevenson's text e.g. on Whitman's use of expressions "You are an idiot Stevenson with your 'comicalities' and 'no literary tact' - Good heavens that's the whole point. the fly on the barrel of a 40ton gun - the cat crawling over the Sphinx - duffer!!" etc., also inscribed by Teddy Craig to Lee Freeson in 1965 "...You are about the only person I know who could appreciate father's notes, the dedication from Ellen Terry and the strange adventures of the book. Teddy.", a little browned, final leaves loose, original limp suede, rather worn and frayed at edges, rebacked in cloth, 8vo, East Aurora, NY, Roycroft Shop, 1900. *** Teddy Craig also relates the history of the book, "This book has had many adventures. It was stolen from me and sold to a bookseller - a friend told me and I set off to buy it back - I arrived to find it had been bought & sold again to David Low Low insisted on giving it back to me. That was in 1940. E."
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