HAIL AND FAREWELL. VOLUME 3. VALE by GEORGE MOORE - 1914

London : W. Heinemann ; [Guildford : Billings & Sons, Limited], 1914., 1914. Good. [1st edition, probable first state] ; 2, pp., 1 leaf, 363 pp. ; 20 cm. ; LC: PR5042 ; OCLC: 17486175 ; Forms v. 3 of a trilogy; v. 1 has title: Ave; v. 2, Salve.; black cloth with stamped designs and gold lettering ; bookplate of Green's Library, Dublin on front ep ; name on front ep ; much foxing ; hinges shaken ; the third -- and H L Mencken called it the best -- of the trilogy of recollections and gossip concerning Dublin and its giants of the Celtic Revival, the writing of which provided much amusement to readers, but soured Moore's relationships with his friends. ; "Dear naughty George Moore - sad, bad, mad - has reformed. He tells us why in his book, Vale, the English edition of which I was lucky enough to read; for, the American edition is expurgated, nay, fumigated ... George calls a spade a spade, and he delights on stirring up rank malodorous soil with his war-worn agricultural implement. When he returned… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1911. 1st edition. Cloth. Good +. 1st edition (all 3 volumes, 1911, 1912, 1914). 3 volume set, complete. A Good + set. 8vos. All volumes bound in green cloth with gilt titles on the spines. Light edge wear, with "AVE" having a small tear at the spine's crown. AVE's front hinge cracking. Some light foxing, especially in volumes 2 &3.

London: William Heinemann, 1914. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Volume 3 only. Tiny nick at the crown, bottom edge a trifle foxed, near fine. Tipped in leaf with an Inscription by the author: "121 Ebury St. December 28. Dear Sir, Were it not for the collector we should know nothing of the world we live in. Whether knowledge is useful or vain is a question I can not discuss, time being lacking. Truly yours, George Moore." 121 Ebury Street is now the site of a plaque that reads, "GEORGE MOORE (1852-1933) AUTHOR Lived and died here." Wilbur Macey Stone's copy with his tiny bookplate on front pastedown. Stone was a bookplate designer, and a collector of children's books and toys. His collection of paper dolls was exhibited at the Newark Museum in New Jersey.

London: William Heinemann, 1914. Hardcover. VG++ to VG, cases are quite nice, volume 2 has some age-toning to the endpapers and very slight foxing. Volumes 1 and 3 each have a bookplate, volume 2 does not.. Each of the three volumes is bound in crisp blue publishers cloth. Each of the three is housed in it's own 3/4 leather box, where the book (in a separate green silken stiff wrap) is inserted into the rear. All three are first editions, first printings. Volume 2 has the added feature of an inscription from the author to his friend Seamus at the top of the ffep. I believe these leather boxes may have been crafted by Stikeman in NYC based on materials and workmanship, but they are not signed. A lovely set and quite nice that one of the volumes is inscribed.