The Pier-Glass.
by Graves, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Small slim 8vo. London: Martin Secker, [1921]. Small slim 8vo, 53, (6, ads. and colophon etc.)pp. With a tipped-in portrait frontispiece of Graves after Ben Nicholson. Original yellow and black speckled boards, backstrip rubbed and chipped losing half the printed label. Withal internally sound and clean. In a quarter red morocco box. § First edition, limited to 500 copies, this copy inscribed by Graves: “from Robert Graves 1921”. Intriguingly the initials TEL are at the top right of the front free endpaper but, as they are in ink, experts have doubted the T.E. Lawrence association despite his close connection to Graves and to this book. The poem “The Pier Glass” is dedicated to Lawrence who reportedly praised the book in a letter to Edward Marsh. A very scarce book; the last copy at auction was in 1996 and there are no inscribed copies on line as of 5/2020.
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Details
- Bookseller
- John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 106194
- Title
- The Pier-Glass.
- Author
- Graves, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Martin Secker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1921]
- Size
- Small slim 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller offers an exceptional selection of rare books and manuscripts from medieval times through the twentieth century; we specialize in illustrated material, particularly the work of William Blake and his circle. Located in downtown San Francisco, we have served an international clientele of private collectors, libraries, and institutions for 35 years. We are actively purchasing books and manuscripts in all fields, especially medieval illuminated and text manuscripts; material on California, Hawaii, and Pacific voyages; illustrated books and fine bindings from the 15th through the 20th century; and fine press printing. William Blake, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Thomas Frognall Dibdin remain special interests. We are members of the ABAA, ILAB, and PBFA, and we subscribe to the code of ethics endorsed by reputable antiquarian booksellers worldwide.
Glossary
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Morocco
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- First Edition
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