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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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1,500
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2,000
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