J. Mumby — Irregular Jottings: Poems

Grimsby, Tetney, 1868. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this collection of poems from English poet J. Mumby. First edition. Very scarce. A collection of verses, with titles such as A Glance at the Times, Psalm CXXV, Lines to a Young Lady, To a Married Lady, and Thoughts on the Fenian Raid, amongst others. Written by J. Mumby, an English writer and poet. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and board edges with some marks to the boards. Small splits to the cloth at the head and tail of the spine and board edges. With a large split to the rear cloth. Front hinge just starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound with front endpaper detached but present. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers with the previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Good . Ill.: None. Good .