B35690

Shelfmark

Kx.4.06

Author

Hardy

Title

In time of "the breaking of nations" /, by Thomas Hardy.

Edition

Limited ed.

Publication, distribution, etc.

[London :, printed for private circulation by Clement Shorter,, 1916]

Physical description

[8] p. ;, 23 cm.

Note

Imprint from colophon.

Note

See Purdy, p. 176.

Note

Colophon: "Of this Poem, which first appeared in "The Saturday Review" for January 29, 1916, twenty-five copies only have been printed by Clement Shorter for private circulation, with the permission of the Author. February 1, 1916.".

Note

Sewn in original stiff purple paper wrappers (lined with white) ; front printed in black as t.p.

Provenance

Bookplate of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr on front pastedown (Acquired at the Frederick Adams Sotheby's sale in 2001 by Kessler).

Provenance

Book label of Nicholas Kessler at foot of front pastedown.

Copy-specific note

1 of 25 copies printed by Clement Shorter (not signed or numbered).

Copy-specific note

2 TLS from Clement Shorter to Mr Paul Lemperly, Ohio, dated 1916, loosely inserted. The letters alude to Shorter sending his privately printed pamphlets (this one included) to Lemperly. This is possibly Lemperly's copy, although it lacks his bookplate.

Copy-specific note

Housed in four-fold wrapper of quarter red cloth over marbled paper covered boards with 5 other Hardy pamphlets printed privately by Clement Shorter between 1914 and 1916 (Kx.4.02 - Kx.4.05 and Kx.4.07).

Added entry--name

Shorter, publisher.

Added entry--name

Adams, Frederick B.

Added entry--name

Kessler, Nicholas E

Added entry--name

Lemperly, Paul

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B35690

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aKx.4.06

100##$aHardy

24510$aIn time of "the breaking of nations" /$cby Thomas Hardy.

250##$aLimited ed.

260##$a[London :$bprinted for private circulation by Clement Shorter,$c1916]

300##$a[8] p. ;$c23 cm.

500##$aImprint from colophon.

500##$aSee Purdy, p. 176.

500##$aColophon: "Of this Poem, which first appeared in "The Saturday Review" for January 29, 1916, twenty-five copies only have been printed by Clement Shorter for private circulation, with the permission of the Author. February 1, 1916.".

500##$aSewn in original stiff purple paper wrappers (lined with white) ; front printed in black as t.p.

561##$aBookplate of Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr on front pastedown (Acquired at the Frederick Adams Sotheby's sale in 2001 by Kessler).

561##$aBook label of Nicholas Kessler at foot of front pastedown.

590##$a1 of 25 copies printed by Clement Shorter (not signed or numbered).

590##$a2 TLS from Clement Shorter to Mr Paul Lemperly, Ohio, dated 1916, loosely inserted. The letters alude to Shorter sending his privately printed pamphlets (this one included) to Lemperly. This is possibly Lemperly's copy, although it lacks his bookplate.

590##$aHoused in four-fold wrapper of quarter red cloth over marbled paper covered boards with 5 other Hardy pamphlets printed privately by Clement Shorter between 1914 and 1916 (Kx.4.02 - Kx.4.05 and Kx.4.07).

700##$aShorter$epublisher.

700##$aAdams, Frederick B.

700##$aKessler, Nicholas E

700##$aLemperly, Paul

752##$aEngland$dLondon.