B28668

Shelfmark

Icc5.2.24

Title

Lyra Heroica :, a book of verse for boys /, selected and arranged by William Ernest Henley.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Published by David Nutt,, 1892 [i.e. 1891?]

Physical description

xviii, [2], 362 p. ;, 23 cm.

Note

Includes notes and index.

Note

With additional decorated title-page.

Note

Publisher's embossed paper boards with lettering stamped in red on spine.

Provenance

Bookplate and ms. ownership signature of Alex Bridge, dated 1986-03-14.

Provenance

Booklpate of Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton.

Provenance

Signed by William Ernest Henley and with ms. inscription on his behalf [?]by the publisher: "Author's copy [i.e. A. C. Swinburne's copy], No. 88, The obligation, England, A Jacobites exile, With the Editor's compliments & thanks, 4th. December 1891".

Copy-specific note

Given to A. C. Swinburne because he gave permission for three of his poems to be used in this anthology.

Copy-specific note

ECL copy: No. 88 of 100 large paper copies, on watermarked hand-made paper and deckled edges.

Copy-specific note

Ms. bookseller's note in pencil.

Added entry--name

Nutt, David, publisher.

Added entry--name

Bridge, Alex, former owner.

Added entry--name

Watts-Dunton, Theodore, former owner.

Added entry--name

Swinburne, Algernon Charles, former owner.

Added entry--name

Henley, William Ernest, ed.

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B28668

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aIcc5.2.24

24510$aLyra Heroica :$ba book of verse for boys /$cselected and arranged by William Ernest Henley.

260##$aLondon :$bPublished by David Nutt,$c1892 [i.e. 1891?]

300##$axviii, [2], 362 p. ;$c23 cm.

500##$aIncludes notes and index.

500##$aWith additional decorated title-page.

500##$aPublisher's embossed paper boards with lettering stamped in red on spine.

561##$aBookplate and ms. ownership signature of Alex Bridge, dated 1986-03-14.

561##$aBooklpate of Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton.

561##$aSigned by William Ernest Henley and with ms. inscription on his behalf [?]by the publisher: "Author's copy [i.e. A. C. Swinburne's copy], No. 88, The obligation, England, A Jacobites exile, With the Editor's compliments & thanks, 4th. December 1891".

590##$aGiven to A. C. Swinburne because he gave permission for three of his poems to be used in this anthology.

590##$aECL copy: No. 88 of 100 large paper copies, on watermarked hand-made paper and deckled edges.

590##$aMs. bookseller's note in pencil.

7001#$aNutt, David$epublisher.

7001#$aBridge, Alex$eformer owner.

7001#$aWatts-Dunton, Theodore$eformer owner.

7001#$aSwinburne, Algernon Charles$eformer owner.

7001#$aHenley, William Ernest$eed.

752##$aEngland$dLondon.