Author: Magee, Louis J.
Title: Songs After Work
Description: New York and London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1907. Hardcover. First edition; 4 1/2 x 6; pp. 137; full velum stamped in gilt; red decorative closing ribbon (tying ends cut); a bit of age-toning to covers; previous owner's name to front cover verso; pages clean; very good or better. An uncommon collection of poems by Louis Magee, published posthumously in his honor and chosen from his archives by his closest friends and family. He was a US businessman and electrical engineer at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century - who had apparently spent several years in Berlin where he had become one of the pioneers of electric railway systems in Europe. In his preface Andrew D. White said Magee was remembered not only for his scientific papers and achievements but also for his ability to "offer his thoughts in verse. Ill.: 0. 2.

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