Roy Lewis 80.

£100 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

A collection of items for Roy Lewis (1913-1996), founder of the Keepsake Press, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. Private presses represented include: Alembic, Ashby Lane, Cadenza, Cherub, Cracked Bell, Cuckoo Hill, Happy Dragons and Mandeville. Includes poems by, among others: John Press, Martin Booth, Gillian Stone, Robert Bridges, Peter Redgrove, William Oaxley, Camillo Pennati, Peter Scupham, Gordon Symes, John Brunner, George Szirtes, Anne Born, Shirley Toulson and Gavin Ewart (though not indicated as such, this is Ewart’s copy). A near fine copy, edges of dust jacket slightly toned.

• Year: 1993

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