THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SUPER-TRAMP.
by DAVIES, W.H. (William Henry), 1871-1940 :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : A. C. Fifield, 1908. First edition. The first appearance of the book which made Davies' name - a tramp by road and rail on both sides of the Atlantic in the late nineteenth century. A work of "primitive splendour and directness" (Osbert Sitwell). "Another effect of this book on me is to make me realize what a slave of convention I have been all my life. When I think of the way I worked tamely for my living during all those years when Mr. Davies, a free knight of the highway, lived like a pet bird on titbits, I feel that I have been duped out of my natural liberty" - from the preface by George Bernard Shaw. Crown 8vo (184 x 113mm). [2],xiv,(296),[viii]pp. Bound in a handsome recent half red morocco, banded and gilt, by Bayntun-Riviere; top edge gilt; marbled endpapers; trimmed a touch tight at head, but otherwise a very good copy in an attractive binding.
Synopsis
A popular yet idiosyncratic poet, W. H. DAVIES (1871-1940) first came to notice through his self-published volume, The Soul's Destroyer . He was the author of several works of autobiography including Beggars, A Poet’s Pilgrimage , and the posthumously published account of his marriage, Young Emma .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43167
- Title
- THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SUPER-TRAMP.
- Author
- DAVIES, W.H. (William Henry), 1871-1940 :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : A. C. Fifield, 1908.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- English Literature, Prose, Autobiography, Fine Bindings
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Ash Rare Books. Founded in 1946 and long one of London's more interesting small book businesses. Owned and run by Laurence Worms, former President of the ABA.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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