davies rhys roberts william (3 résultats)

Wrappers. First Edition. One of 900 copies Wrappers a little darkened, but a nice copy of the author's first book.

FIRST, LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, no. 875 of 900 for sale, plus another 100 signed and specially bound. 8vo, pp. 53, [1] + b/w frontis portrait, captioned: 'Rhys Davies./ By William Roberts.' Buff marbled wrappers, front panel and spine lettered in black. Tanned, stained and foxed, edgewear, pushing to spine ends, corners curling, short closed tear to head of spine, edges foxed, and into front matter. Shaken, staining to bottom corner of frontis, signed by Davies in blue ink to title page. A robust copy of Davies' first book, which, through its illustrator and publisher, attests to his close and significant association with the milieu of the Lahrs' Progressive Bookshop. Good Comprising: 'A Gift of Death', 'The Sisters', 'Mrs Evans Number 6', 'History', 'The Lily' & 'The Song of Songs', the collection was published by Charles and Esther Lahr, owners of The Progressive Bookshop at 68-69 Red Lion Street, London. "E. Archer" was Esther's anglicised maiden name (after Argeband) and was deployed, apparently, "to counter anti-German prejudice and for tax purposes." (Stephens, 2013). The Lahrs also published The New Coterie Magazine, in which Davies' first stories appeared, including 'A Gift of Death', 'The Sisters' and 'Mrs Evans Number 6'. Dubbed 'the Welsh Chekhov', Rhys Davies (1901-1978; OBE) was a prolific and prize-winning author, who chronicled working class life, especially of industrial Wales and especially women's lives, including, in his later career, lesbians. He is known predominantly for his short stories. Davies met William Roberts through The New Coterie Magazine and they became friends. Alongside the portrait of Davies, Roberts also designed the wonderful monochrome dust jacket for Davies' first novel, The Withered Root (1927), which was typed up by and dedicated to Lahr. The artist was a signatory of the Vorticist manifesto and his work featured in Blast; he later referred to himself as an 'English Cubist'.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST TRADE EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 8vo. Original brown cloth, gilt lettered, black stamped title panel to spine, gilt stamped decoration to upper board. Gentle pushing to spine ends, bump to bottom corner, edges and margins foxed. Inscribed by Davies in black ink to ffep: "Yours sincerely, Rhys Davies.", a number of short closed tears to pages, repair to rear hinge, else, clean. In the wonderful William Roberts illustrated dust jacket: price-clipped, toned and rubbed, nicked and chipped. Good+/ good+ A solid, signed copy of Rhys Davies' first novel, in the striking original dust jacket designed by his friend, the 'English Cubist' William Roberts. Dubbed 'the Welsh Chekhov', Rhys Davies (1901-1978; OBE) was a prolific and prize-winning author, who chronicled working class life, especially of industrial Wales, and women's lives. Davies met Roberts (1895 1980) through The New Coterie Magazine, published by Charles and Esther Lahr. The artist also produced a portrait of the Welsh author, which featured as the frontispiece to his first book, The Song of Songs, a collection of stories published in the same year. Roberts was a signatory of the Vorticist manifesto and his work featured in Blast; he later referred to himself as an 'English Cubist'. With a printed dedication: "To Charles Lahr," who typed the novel up for Davies. Signed by Author(s).