Poems. 2nd edn. 4to.

THOMPSON, Francis.

Verlag: Elkin Mathews & John Lane. 1894, 1894

Beschreibung

Half title, front., dec. title by Laurence Housman printed in orange, 14pp cata (January, 1894). Uncut in orig. brown paper covered boards, blocked in gilt, spine lettered & blocked in gilt; extremities sl. rubbed, head & tail of spine chipped, hinges starting but sound. Pencil inscription on leading pastedown: 'A.G. Mackenzie, March: 1894'. One of 500 copies; first published in November, 1893 Francis Thompson, 1859-1907, was a renowned poet and author who - after dropping out of medical school in order to pursue his passion for writing - became addicted to opium while homeless and living on the streets of London. After three years on the streets he was taken in by publishers Wilfrid and Alice Meynell, who helped get him treatment for his addiction and supported him while he wrote. This - his first collection of poetry - is dedicated to Wilfrid and Alice Meynell: '. If the hid and sealed coffer, / Whose having not his is, / To the loosers may proffer / Their finding - here this is; / Their lives if all livers / To the life of all living / To you, O dear givers! / I give your own giving.'. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 88425

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Poems. 2nd edn. 4to.

Verlag: Elkin Mathews & John Lane. 1894

Erscheinungsdatum: 1894

Einband: Hardcover