The celestial omnibus and other stories.
London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1911. Crown 8vo. [viii], 164, [4] pp., including 3 pages of publisher’s advertisements. FIRST EDITION. Original brown cloth, front cover with gilt design (lightly faded), top edges gilt, backstrip with minor wear; illustrated endpapers after Roger Fry. From the library of C.E.L. Tottenham with his armorial bookplate. Item #16232
First edition, first printing, one of one thousand copies. Forster’s fifth book with a collection of short stories, primarily fantasies and fables, written during the prewar years. Includes the story, The other side of the hedge, which tells the famous tale of the “modern day” person all too concerned with tracking progress while traveling the road to perceived success.
Forster (1879-1970) was a 16-time Nobel Prize nominated novelist, essayist, and librettist. His works most often examine class difference and hypocrisy in early twentieth century England, which speaks to the heart of his humanistic undertakings. He is known for his attachment to mysticism and ardent use of symbolism.
Price: $350.00