ID 470346
Lot 260 | Thomas Hardy (1840-1928)
Valeur estimée
£ 1 000 – 1 500
Compassion. An Ode. 1924
HARDY, Thomas (1840-1928). Compassion. An Ode. In Celebration of the Centenary of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Dorchester: Privately printed by Henry Ling for Mrs Thomas Hardy, 1924.
First separate edition, number 7 of 25 copies, signed by the author and initialled by his wife Florence. This poem was written at the request of the RSPCA and first printed in the society’s centenary volume, before appearing in The Times on 16 June 1924. ‘It was expressly stated in The Times that there was no copyright, and immediate moves were made to reprint the poem privately’ (Purdy). Although the present edition appeared first, it did not prevent other separate printings of the poem, including that by A.J.A Symons which accompanies the present lot. Purdy p.231-2.
Quarto (229 x 178mm). Original cream paper wrappers (tiny splits at spine ends); housed together with the below in a blue quarter morocco slipcase.
[Sold with:] – Compassion. An Ode. In Celebration of the Centenary of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. London: Privately Printed for A.J.A. Symons at the Morland Press, 1924. Octavo (203 x 129mm). Original wrappers (spotted). Number 44 of 50 copies signed by A.J.A. Symons.
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