C. DAY-LEWIS: THE POET LAUREATE: A BIBLIOGRAPHY

Geoffrey Handley-Taylor and Timothy D'Arch Smith, with a Letter of Introduction by W.H. Auden

Edité par St. James Press, Chicago and London, 1968

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First impression of the true first edition. With publisher's compliment slip: 'Compliments of Geoffrey Handley-Taylor c/o National Liberal Club' loosely inserted to the fore. Colour frontispiece showing C. Day-Lewis - a reproduction of Lawrence Gowing's portrait of The Poet Laureate with a loose tissue-guard, plus ten black and white plates, with three plates showing the Poet Laureate's manuscript notebook, 'Hero and Saint' (two plates) and 'Harebells over Mannin Bay'. ***Near fine in dark blue boards with silver titles to spine and front board. No inscriptions. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***In a very good navy-blue plain dustwrapper with gilt titles to spine and front panel of dustwrapper. One-inch closed tear and associated creasing to top edge of rear panel of dustwrapper. Small loss to head of tail of spine of dustwrapper. Tiny loss and rubbing to corners and tail of spine of dustwrapper. Front and rear panels of dustwrapper clean. Printed on quality cream laid paper. ***42 pages including index to rear plus one-page small unpaginated line illustration to rear. 234mm x 168 mm. ***Contents: Letter of Introduction by W. H. Auden; Acknowledgments; Bibliographical Note; 'Sunday afternoon', By C. Day-Lewis; Bibliography; A. Books and Pamphlets by C. Day-Lewis; B. Books and Pamphlets with Contributions by C. Day-Lewis; C. Detective Stories by C. Day-Lewis under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake; Index. ***First impression of the true first edition, complete in its original dustwrapper. **For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: C. DAY-LEWIS: THE POET LAUREATE: A BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Éditeur: St. James Press, Chicago and London
• Date de parution: 1968
• Langue: anglais
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition
• Impression: First Impression
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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  • First Editions