Poetry

i) David Morrison-Jacobs. The White Patrol. London: Williams and Norgate, 1940, small 8vo, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed to Vivien Leigh (“Miss Vivien Leigh | from | Mrs David Morrison-Jacobs | London 9/3/42”) on the front free endpaper, original blue cloth, dust-jacket, small tear with loss to foot of spine of jacket;

ii) Edith Sitwell. The Song of the Cold. London: Macmillan & Co., 1945, 8vo, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed to Vivien Leigh (“For | Vivien Leigh | with great admiration | and best wishes from | Edith Sitwell”) on the front free endpaper, original navy cloth, spine faded;



iii) Edith Sitwell. I Live Under a Black Sun. London: John Lehmann, 1948, small 8vo, “holiday library” edition, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed to Vivien Leigh (“For | Miss Vivien Leigh | with greatest admiration | from | Edith Sitwell”) on the front free endpaper, original blue cloth;



iv) Edith Sitwell. The American Genius. London: John Lehmann, 1951, 8vo, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed to Vivien Leigh (“ For | Vivien Leigh | with greatest admiration | from | Edith Sitwell”) on the front free endpaper, original blue cloth, spine faded;



v) Duff Cooper. Translations and Verses. London: The Dropmore Press, 1949, 8vo, number 70 of 600 copies, WITH AN AUTOGRAPH LETTER FROM COOPER (“Beloved Vivien, Here’s another book for you…”) tipped in at the front endpaper, original red cloth, dust-jacket, jacket a little worn at extremities;



vi) Karel Hynek Macha. May. London: Phoenix Press, 1949, 4to, one of 1000 copies, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed to Vivien Leigh by the translator (“For Miss Vivien Leigh | the beautiful poem of a great writer | to someone who creates things of | beauty which are a joy forever on | our stage – and the world’s stage. | Sincerely | Hugh Hamilton McGoverne | Jan [?] 29th 1951”) on front free endpaper, original printed wrappers, dust-jacket, some spotting to wrappers, dust-jacket worn at upper edge and faded; 



vii) D.H. Lawrence. The Ship of Death and other poems. London: Faber and Faber, 1961, small 8vo, second impression, presentation copy inscribed to Vivien Leight (“Vivien Leigh | pp.50-59 | Tortoise poems. | from | Reggie Smith”) on half-title, original red printed boards, front free endpaper neatly torn out, spine somewhat rubbed; 



viii) Jack Preston. Ballads to Vee and Tim across the line. Boston: Bruce Humphries, 1963, 8vo, PRESENTATION COPY inscribed to Vivien Leigh (“For Vivien Leigh […] Sincerely | Jack Preston | Hollywood Aug / 64”) on half-title, original printed wrappers, some spotting to wrappers (8)

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