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TWO POEMS BY FRANCIS MEYNELL. First printed for his Seventieth Birthday by His Friends, SM, BC, VR, DC, RS, JD. 12 May 1961. [Presentation copy]
by Meynell, Francis
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- very good
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- Condition
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About This Item
London[?]: Nonesuch Press[?], 1961. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. (7)pp, printed in black and red on unopened leaves: 50 copies printed. Contains "In Praise of Unfamous Men" and "Hereditament." Bound in patterned gilt wrappers, decorated cover label in orange. 8.75" x 5.5" "The initials are those of Stanley Morrison, Brooke Crutchley, Vivian Ridler, Douglas Cleverdon, Reynolds Stone, and John Dreyfus" [OCLC]. This copy is inscribed on the free endpaper in blue ink: "Therese & Hugh Ford / from Francis Meynell / Lavenham / 4 August 1967." [Hugh Ford collaborated with Nancy Cunard, wrote her biography, &c., &c. Sir Francis Meynell founded the Nonesuch Press in 1922.].
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- Bookseller
- R & A Petrilla
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040269
- Title
- TWO POEMS BY FRANCIS MEYNELL. First printed for his Seventieth Birthday by His Friends, SM, BC, VR, DC, RS, JD. 12 May 1961. [Presentation copy]
- Author
- Meynell, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Nonesuch Press[?]
- Place of Publication
- London[?]
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- private press; nonesuch press; signed books; poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Books on Books;
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R & A Petrilla
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About R & A Petrilla
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