Shelfmark
Kx.4.02
Author
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, Clement King, 1857 - 1926 publisher.
Added entry--name
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B35662