Vigils
$17,500 · Offered by Biblio
First edition · Signed
[Bristol: privately printed for Douglas Cleverdon], 1934. First edition, no. 255 of 272 copies, and one of 60 copies for presentation; inscribed by Sassoon on the first blank, and additionally signed on colophon; autograph list on his personal stationery tipped in at front, with autograph letter in franked autograph envelope loosely held at front. Title-page designed and engraved by Stephen Gooden, text engraved on copper by Charles Sigrist and printed in May 1934. 8vo. Quarter-bound rust and light brown boards, stamped in gilt on spine; light rubbing along spine edges; top edge gilt; high quality cotton paper; some light offsetting throughout. Near fine. Gooden, Stephen. First edition, no. 255 of 272 copies, and one of 60 copies for presentation; inscribed by Sassoon on the first blank, and additionally signed on colophon; autograph list on his personal stationery tipped in at front, with autograph letter in franked autograph envelope loosely held at front. Title-page designed and engraved by Stephen Gooden, text engraved on copper by Charles Sigrist and printed in May 1934. 8vo. Sassoon and Lawrence first became acquainted near the end of the First World War, and their ensuing 15-year friendship was marked by both mutual admiration and the vocal support of each other's literary endeavors. The two frequently addressed each in correspondence by their initials, a convention seen here in Sassoon's simple inscription to Lawrence on the first blank, "TE / Salutamus," which is sig
- Publisher: privately printed for Douglas Cleverdon]
- Year: 1934
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: unknown
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