Songs Wing-to-Wing:  An Offering to Two Sisters.

£2,800 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

The rare (“One of the rarest modern first editions”, Boston University An Account of books and Manuscripts of Francis Thompson , 1937*)* privately printed edition, printed for Wilfrid Meynell, preceding the commercial edition, published by John Lane as Sister-Songs: An Offering to Two Sisters in the same year - it would seem that both editions were set from the same type, but for the necessary changes of name. Some wear to the spine and intermittent foxing, heavy at some leaf-edges. With the Blairhame booklabel of the Insley Blairs. In cloth chemise in slipcase with leather spine label. Some intermittent foxing and very minor wear and soiling to the wrappers, but an excellent copy.

• Year: 1895

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