{"product_id":"prose-fancies-richard-le-gallienne-1st-edition","title":"Prose Fancies, Richard Le Gallienne — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Elkin Mathews \u0026amp; John Lane \/ New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1894\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [x], 204, [14] publisher's catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The publisher's original ribbed blue cloth remains generally firm and sound, exhibiting only minor shelf-wear typical of its age, most notably slight rubbing and minor crushing to the head and tail of the spine, alongside gently bumped corners. The gilt titling on the spine remains bright and legible. The text block is slightly shaken, though the binding remains entirely secure. The untrimmed page edges are heavily age-toned and slightly dusty. Internally, the volume features significant foxing and offset browning to the endpapers and paste-downs, with scattered spotting occasionally encroaching upon the margins of the preliminary leaves. However, the main body of the text remains predominantly clean and bright throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e A pleasing First Edition, first impression of this quintessential \u003ci\u003efin de siècle\u003c\/i\u003e collection. The volume features a striking lithographed frontispiece portrait of the author by the prominent British Impressionist painter R. Wilson Steer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBound in the publisher's standard trade cloth, this edition is highly representative of the elegant aesthetic promoted by the Bodley Head imprint during the 1890s. While large-paper, limited iterations exist, this standard trade edition remains relatively uncommon in commerce today, particularly in well-preserved, unrestored condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eProse Fancies\u003c\/i\u003e offers a charming window into the literary culture of the late-Victorian era. Richard Le Gallienne, a leading figure of the aesthetic movement and a prominent voice of the 1890s, gathers a selection of his most engaging journalistic essays and \u003ci\u003ecauseries\u003c\/i\u003e here. Originally published in periodicals such as \u003ci\u003eThe Speaker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Illustrated London News\u003c\/i\u003e, these pieces span from light-hearted reflections on contemporary urban life to earnest ruminations on poetry, philosophy, and the book trade itself. With titles like \"A Conspiracy of Silence,\" \"The Philosophy of Limited Editions,\" and \"Life in Inverted Commas,\" Le Gallienne's essays blend wry wit with a decadent sensibility, capturing the intellectual ferment of a fascinating decade.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54630184780115,"sku":"5209","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260816_195502.jpg?v=1787136004","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/prose-fancies-richard-le-gallienne-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}