B35689

Shelfmark

Kx.4.05

Author

Hardy

Title

Before marching and after /, by Thomas Hardy.

Edition

Limited ed.

Publication, distribution, etc.

[London :, printed for private distribution by Clement Shorter,, 1915]

Physical description

[12] p. ;, 23 cm.

Note

Imprint from colophon.

Note

See Purdy, p. 174.

Note

Colophon: "Of this Poem and Foreword, the former of which first appeared in the "Fortnightly Review" for November, 1915, twenty-five copies only have been privately printed, by permission of the Author, for distribution among friends.".

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

No. 1 of 25 copies printed by Clement Shorter (in ms. beside colophon).

Copy-specific note

ALS from Hardy to Sir Evelyn Wood, dated Sept 12 1915, loosely inserted. Hardy informs Wood of the death of Frank William George, a cousin of Hardy's, at Gallipoli. See Millgate, Collected Letters, v. 5, p. 122.

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.4.04 and Kx.4.06 - Kx.4.07).

Copy-specific note

Typed transcript of ALS and ms. notes about Frank George loosely inserted.

Added entry--name

Shorter, publisher.

Added entry--name

Adams, Frederick B.

Added entry--name

Kessler, Nicholas E

Added entry--name

Wood

Added entry--place

England, London.

001B35689

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aKx.4.05

100##$aHardy

24510$aBefore marching and after /$cby Thomas Hardy.

250##$aLimited ed.

260##$a[London :$bprinted for private distribution by Clement Shorter,$c1915]

300##$a[12] p. ;$c23 cm.

500##$aImprint from colophon.

500##$aSee Purdy, p. 174.

500##$aColophon: "Of this Poem and Foreword, the former of which first appeared in the "Fortnightly Review" for November, 1915, twenty-five copies only have been privately printed, by permission of the Author, for distribution among friends.".

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##$aNo. 1 of 25 copies printed by Clement Shorter (in ms. beside colophon).

590##$aALS from Hardy to Sir Evelyn Wood, dated Sept 12 1915, loosely inserted. Hardy informs Wood of the death of Frank William George, a cousin of Hardy's, at Gallipoli. See Millgate, Collected Letters, v. 5, p. 122.

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.4.04 and Kx.4.06 - Kx.4.07).

590##$aTyped transcript of ALS and ms. notes about Frank George loosely inserted.

700##$aShorter$epublisher.

700##$aAdams, Frederick B.

700##$aKessler, Nicholas E

700##$aWood

752##$aEngland$dLondon.