Roy Lewis 80
1993, 1st edition. Richmond : Keepsake Press. Various pamphlets and single sheets of limited edition works in a paper-covered envelope, in a fine slip-in case with paper labels. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #409447
Physical description; 1 slip case (29 items) ; ill. ; 18 cm. Notes; Festschrift to honour Roy Lewis' s 80th birthday, 6 November, 1993, consisting of various pamphlets and single sheets of limited edition works by private presses. Also with a contents list and acknowledgement by Roy Lewis's family. Slip-case by Chris Hicks. Private presses represented include: Alembic Press, Ashby Lane Press, Cadenza Press, Cherub Press, Cracked Bell Press, Cuckoo Hill Press, Happy Dragons Press, Kit-Cat Press (Kenneth Hardacre), Langtry Press, Mandeville Press, Cropper Charlton Press (Alan Tarling), Priapus Press (John Cotton), Toni Savage of Leicester, Tabard Private Press and Whittington Press. Contents; Partial contents Includes poems by John Press, Martin Booth, Gillian Stone, Robert Bridges, Peter Redgrove, William Oaxley, Camillo Pennati, Peter Scupham, Gordon Symes, John Brunner, George Szirtes, Anne Born, Charles Causley, Owen Hickey, James Simmons, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Peter Porter, Edward Lowbury, Peter Russell, Lotte Kramer, John Cotton, Wes Magee, Shirley Toulson, Vernon Scannell and Gavin Ewart. Subjects; Lewis, Roy 1913-. Keepsake Press. Private printers editions. English poetry - 20th century. Private press books (Publishing) - Great Britain - 20th century.
Price: €695.00