1902 Rare First American Edition – The Field of Clover by Laurence Housman Rare book His gripping narratives

His gripping narratives

(With a poem by Austin Dobson)

first issue of Alfred Tennyson’s Idylls of the King (1859)

It treats of the history and lessons of Caesar's campaigns and their application to modern warfare

especially in creating hand-painted vellum bindings

1902 Rare First American Edition – The Field of Clover by Laurence Housman Rare book His gripping narrativesAuthor: Laurence Housman. Engravings by Clemence Housman. Title: The Field of Clover. Publisher: New York, John Lane, 1902. First American Edition. Language: Text in English. Size: 7. 5 x 5. 5 inches. Pages: 148 pages + publisher's catalog. Binding: Attractive and near fine original publishers decorative green cloth binding, designed in gilt and black by Laurence Housman. The upper board features a pastoral design of a shepherd leaning on his staff