International standard book number
0241898234
Shelfmark
CS.1365.11 (Copy 1)
Additional shelfmark
CS.1365.12 (Copy 2)
Author
Title
In for a penny : a prospect of Kew Gardens : their flora, fauna and falballas / Wilfrid Blunt.
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : Hamish Hamilton : in association with the Tryon Gallery, c1978.
Physical description
xxi, 218 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports., map ; 24 cm.
Note
With a half-title.
Provenance
All copies: Signed by the author on title page.
Provenance
Copy 1: Ms. annotation in black ink on front flyleaf: "For Grizel with ALL my love from Wilfrid. Ap. 1978".
Provenance
Copy 2: Ms. annotation in black ink on front flyleaf: "R [probably Raef Payne] with love from W. May 5 1978".
Binding
All copies: 20th century publisher's green cloth binding; gilt lettering on the spine; illustrated paper dust-jacket representing a view of the Kew Gardens of the Alhambra and Pagoda.
Copy-specific note
Copy 1: Loosely inserted a manuscript on a single sheet of paper from Wilfrid Blunt to Grizel, likely his editor, featuring both handwritten and typewritten text. Blunt invites Grizel to use the typewritten text for publication in The Times. The text includes corrections and annotations in black ink.
Copy-specific note
Copy 1: Loosely inserted two clippings: one is an article entitled "Royal Kew in Retrospect" by Brian Harvey; the second is a clipping from The Daily Telegraph, dated Thursday, May 11, 1978.
Subject
Added entry--name
Hartley, Grizel former owner.
Added entry--name
Payne, Raef, 1929 - 2000 former owner.
Added entry--name
Hamish Hamilton Ltd. publisher.
Added entry--name
Tryon Gallery publisher.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
eng
Identifier
B53475