Evelyn Underhill. The Lost Word. London: William Heinemann, 1907.
Presentation copy (19.5 x 12.5 mm) pp. 316. Publisher's cloth boards with gilt lettering and "Gothic Dawn" decoration. Title, author, and publisher on spine in orange. William Heinemann logo on back cover. Some spotting to back cover and some scuffing to decoration. Corners a bit bumped. Bottom corners of some pages around 177 a bit rough. Mild foxing throughout. Ownership inscription on flyleaf of Win Byer. Title page emboss-stamped with Presentation Copy. A solid copy of a desireable book. Overall GOOD condition.
Written before Evelyn Underhill's major works of Christian mysticism, the Lost Word (in concert with the Grey World and Column of Dust) is an unconventional, spiritual, and surreal work looking at the "lost word" as a symbol for the true name of God and the key to understanding the universe, utilizing themes of spiritual death, rebirth, and the pursuit of inner truth.