B36258

Shelfmark

Kss.5.01

Title

Fine passages in verse and prose /, selected by living men of letters.

Publication, distribution, etc.

[London :, The Fortnightly Review,, 1887]

Physical description

3 parts ;, 25 cm.

Note

Contains a contribution by Hardy on p. 304 (v. 48 August 1887 issue). A letter by Hardy is transcribed in which he selects fine passages of verse and prose. These passages are then printed below.

Provenance

Presented to Lady Constance Leslie from Godfrey Webb.

Provenance

Signed and inscribed in ms. by Webb on front endpaper: "Constance Leslie from Godfrey Webb 1888".

Provenance

Bookplate of Lady Constance Leslie on front pastedown. Inscribed in ms. by Leslie: "to darling Mary, October 1900, Glaslough".

Provenance

Book label of Mary Crawshay on front endpaper.

Binding

Extracted and rebound in parchment ; blocked and lettered in gilt ; "Fine passages in verse & prose / selected by living men of letters / C. L. from G. W. / January 1888" on front board ; coloured endpapers.

Copy-specific note

3 continuous extracts from "The fortnightly review", v. 48 August 1887, v. 48 September 1887 and v. 48 October 1887 issues.

Copy-specific note

Cutting.

Copy-specific note

ALS presumably from Webb to Constance Leslie tipped-in to front endpaper. Undated and unsigned. The bottom half of p.3 of the letter is cut off.

Copy-specific note

Ms. poem signed "GW [Geoffrey Webb]" tipped-in to front endpaper. Untitled.

Added entry--name

Harris, Frank, editor.

Added entry--name

Hardy, Thomas, contributor.

Added entry--name

Leslie, Constance, former owner.

Added entry--name

Webb, Godfrey, inscriber.

Added entry--name

Fortnightly review, publisher.

Added entry--title

The fortnightly review.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B36258

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aKss.5.01

24500$aFine passages in verse and prose /$cselected by living men of letters.

260##$a[London :$bThe Fortnightly Review,$c1887]

300##$a3 parts ;$c25 cm.

500##$aContains a contribution by Hardy on p. 304 (v. 48 August 1887 issue). A letter by Hardy is transcribed in which he selects fine passages of verse and prose. These passages are then printed below.

561##$aPresented to Lady Constance Leslie from Godfrey Webb.

561##$aSigned and inscribed in ms. by Webb on front endpaper: "Constance Leslie from Godfrey Webb 1888".

561##$aBookplate of Lady Constance Leslie on front pastedown. Inscribed in ms. by Leslie: "to darling Mary, October 1900, Glaslough".

561##$aBook label of Mary Crawshay on front endpaper.

563##$aExtracted and rebound in parchment ; blocked and lettered in gilt ; "Fine passages in verse & prose / selected by living men of letters / C. L. from G. W. / January 1888" on front board ; coloured endpapers.

590##$a3 continuous extracts from "The fortnightly review", v. 48 August 1887, v. 48 September 1887 and v. 48 October 1887 issues.

590##$aCutting.

590##$aALS presumably from Webb to Constance Leslie tipped-in to front endpaper. Undated and unsigned. The bottom half of p.3 of the letter is cut off.

590##$aMs. poem signed "GW [Geoffrey Webb]" tipped-in to front endpaper. Untitled.

700##$aHarris, Frank$eeditor.

700##$aHardy, Thomas$econtributor.

700##$aLeslie, Constance$eformer owner.

700##$aWebb, Godfrey$einscriber.

710##$aFortnightly review$epublisher.

73040$aThe fortnightly review.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.