Sales catalogue 444: Maggs Bros

Date:
1923
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/25
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 444: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT. The Island Race. The Original Manuscript, etc., from which this book was printed, comprised on about 122 leaves of a 4to Notebook. THE TITLE-PAGE, DEDICATION, AUTHOR’S NOTE, CONTENTS, and many of the Poems are in Sir Henry Newbolt’s: Autograph... The other Poems are partly in his Autograph and partly proof sheets from the News- papers or Magazines in which they first appeared. The Poems have numerous corrections by Newbolt, and in each case he has written the title. Those in his Autograph consist of : — ‘“The Quarter-Gunner’s Yarn.’’ 15 verses of 4 lines each. ““Craven.’’ 9 verses of 4 lines each. ““Laudabunt Ali’’ after Horace. 6 lines, the remainder being the printed proofs. “San Stetano, 139 lines, The Fighting Lemeraire,”> 23 lines. » Drakes Drum.) =Selines. ““dmurals All,» <4: verses (28 limes): > Vhe-Guides av Calsul.*c. a1 lanes, “THe Fell Amone Whiéves.”” 7 verses of 4 lines’ each. ‘“Tonicus.’’ 3 verses of 8 lines each. ‘* Clifton Chapel.’’ 4 verses of 8 lines each. ' Gavotte, A verses of 5 lines-each. ? ““Nel Mezzo del Cammin.’’ 8 lines. ‘“Moonset.’’ 6 verses of 4 lines each. mud atend Notes, 3 pp. £25 DHE SPECTAL ISSUE. The Island Race. FIRST EDITION. THE SPECIAL ISSUE PRINTED ON THICK HAND- MADE PAPER. Square crown 8vo, xew buckram, uncut. London, 1808. £5 5s The Sailing of the Long-Ships. FIRST EDITION. Post 8vo, ovzgznal cloth, uncut, t. e. g.
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