THE CAVALIER

First Edition. INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed to America's premier actor of the period, Joseph Jefferson, "To Dear Mr.Joseph Jefferson; from one of his innumerable lovers. Yours Truly G.W.Cable Northhampton, Mass.Nov.1901". Blanck's first issue with "city-bird" on line 8, page 34 and other points. With frontispiece and 7 full-page illustrations by Howard Chandler Christy. 8vo, rebound, but preserving the original cloth binding which is bound in, at an early date in three-quarter crimson calf over colourful paper-covered boards, the spine with gilt decorated compartments separated by gilt ruled raised bands, two green morocco labels gilt lettered and tooled, marbled endpapers, silk ribbon marker, t.e.g. vi, [2], 311 pp. A fine attractive copy, the text still quite fresh and bright and with the original decorated cloth preserved within, the binding, likely done for Mr. Jefferson, solid and attractive, the spine toned from crimson to coral, as is typical with red dyes of the period and with some minor edge rubbing.