B35662

Shelfmark

Kx.4.02

Author

Hardy

Title

Song of the soldiers /, by Thomas Hardy.

Varying form of title

Other title: Men who march away

Edition

1st limited ed.

Publication, distribution, etc.

[London :, printed for private distribution by Clement Shorter,, 1914]

Physical description

[8] p. ;, 23 cm.

Note

Imprint from colophon.

Note

See Purdy, p. 157.

Note

Colophon: "First published in "The Times," September 9, 1914, with the footnote "Neither Mr. Hardy nor 'The Times' reserves copyright in the poem printed above." This is one of twelve copies printed for private distribution by Clement Shorter. It has been corrected by the author and is issued with his permission, September 12, 1914.

Note

Facsimile of ALS from Hardy to Shorter granting permission for the printing of 12 copies on p. 8 with colophon.

Provenance

Bookplate of Carroll Atwood Wilson on front pastedown.

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

No. 1 of 12 copies printed by Clement Shorter. "No 1, Clement Shorter" in ms. beside colophon.

Copy-specific note

Original purple paper wrappers ; front printed in black as t.p. ; ECL copy has been resewn.

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.4.03 - Kx.4.07).

Added entry--name

Shorter, publisher.

Added entry--name

Adams, Frederick B.

Added entry--name

Kessler, Nicholas E

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B35662

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aKx.4.02

100##$aHardy

24510$aSong of the soldiers /$cby Thomas Hardy.

24633$aMen who march away

250##$a1st limited ed.

260##$a[London :$bprinted for private distribution by Clement Shorter,$c1914]

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

500##$aImprint from colophon.

500##$aSee Purdy, p. 157.

500##$aColophon: "First published in "The Times," September 9, 1914, with the footnote "Neither Mr. Hardy nor 'The Times' reserves copyright in the poem printed above." This is one of twelve copies printed for private distribution by Clement Shorter. It has been corrected by the author and is issued with his permission, September 12, 1914.

500##$aFacsimile of ALS from Hardy to Shorter granting permission for the printing of 12 copies on p. 8 with colophon.

561##$aBookplate of Carroll Atwood Wilson on front pastedown.

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##$aNo. 1 of 12 copies printed by Clement Shorter. "No 1, Clement Shorter" in ms. beside colophon.

590##$aOriginal purple paper wrappers ; front printed in black as t.p. ; ECL copy has been resewn.

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.4.03 - Kx.4.07).

700##$aShorter$epublisher.

700##$aAdams, Frederick B.

700##$aKessler, Nicholas E

752##$aEngland$dLondon.