The Gate of Death: A Diary
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, 1906. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2335075
First edition. Corners a bit rubbed, ink name on front endpaper.
v, [1], 267, [5] pp. Ads follow text. Blue cloth, brown morocco spine label, gilt titles and rules. The author, Arthur Christopher Benson, was notable for his ghost stories, and for contributing lyrics to Edward Elgar's Coronation Ode. Here Benson ruminates on his own mortality through the lens of his Christian beliefs during a prolonged illness (June 16 - October 14). He lived nearly another twenty years after the book's publication.
Price: $35.00
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