The lost pyx /
Autograph manuscript signed poem written in black ink. Apparently the setting copy, with finger marks and soiling of printers; two minor corrections by Hardy in the text. Bound with an autograph signed letter, on headed notepaper from his home "Max Gate, Dorchester", to Clement Shorter, ed...
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| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Autograph manuscript signed poem written in black ink. Apparently the setting copy, with finger marks and soiling of printers; two minor corrections by Hardy in the text. Bound with an autograph signed letter, on headed notepaper from his home "Max Gate, Dorchester", to Clement Shorter, editor of 'The Sphere' sending him the poem. Bound in 1 volume (25 cm), with the bookplates of Carroll Atwood Wilson and also of Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr. |
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| Item Description: | Caption title. "Dec 10, 1900"--Letter. 'The lost pyx' was published in 'The Sphere', 2 December 1900. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy contains a certification detailing that the manuscript is not a French national treasure and a booksellers description. |
| Physical Description: | 5 leaves ; 23 cm + 1 letter (3 unnumbered pages ; 18 cm) |