Masefield, John
COLLECTION OF MATERIAL GIVEN TO JOHN HAYWARD MOSTLY RELATING TO THE 1947 "ENGLISH POETRY" EXHIBITION, COMPRISING:
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Masefield, John
COLLECTION OF MATERIAL GIVEN TO JOHN HAYWARD MOSTLY RELATING TO THE 1947 "ENGLISH POETRY" EXHIBITION, COMPRISING:
1) Sonnets and Poems. Lollingdon: John Masefield, 1916, 8vo, [second edition], PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("For | John Hayward. | To mark the opening of | his Exhibition of the books of | English poets. | from | John Masefield. | April 10. 1947") on front free endpaper, TOGETHER WITH SIX LINE VERSE ("These are the spoils of fishers, who have caught") on half-title, original blue cloth with paper labels, original glassine, [Errington A32(b)], some occasional spotting, minor chips and tears to glassine; 2) Words Spoken at the Opening of an Exhibition of Books of Poetry. [Privately Printed, 1947], first edition, 2 leaves, signed at end, [Errington A149(a)]; 3) For an Exhibition of Books of Poetry. [Privately Printed, 1947], number 16 [of at least 17 copies], single leaf, signed, [Errington D16(a)]; 4) Application for Christmas. [Privately Printed, 1947], single leaf, [Errington J105], some folds and creases; all within collector’s folding box
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Sotheby’s New York, The Library of H. Bradley Martin, 30 April 1990, lot 3043 (part)
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The famous 1947 exhibition of English Poetry assembled by John Hayward was opened by Masefield (as Poet Laureate and President of the National Book League). Also included in this lot is a printed booklet providing a list of the exhibits. See also note on p. 800 of Errington, John Masefield… A Bibliography (London, 2004).
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