Wilde (Oscar).- Provincial Printing.- Gale (Norman Rowland) A June Romance, one of 80 copies from an edition limited to 100, A.L.s. from Gale to Thomas Hutchinson loosely inserted, ink manuscript note on the volume's limitation by Hutchinson, his booklabel to front pastedown, also poem "To Norman Gale" in unidentified hand to front endpaper, ownership inscription of Richard Le Gallienne to upper wrapper, a little faint browning and soiling, original wrappers, uncut, title in ink manuscript to upper wrapper and spine, original presentation box with printed label, title and author's name in manuscript to one edge, worn and soiled, some splitting, 8vo, Rugby, George E. Over, 1892. ⁂Norman Rowland Gale (1862-1942) poet; Thomas Hutchinson (1865-1938) poet, literary editor, and book collector, styled "The Northumberland (or Morpeth) Poet"; Richard Le Galliene (1866-1947) poet, one-time lover of Oscar Wilde. The letter concerns, variously, the purchase of some books by Hutchinson, the weather, the infirmities of old age, and renewed inspiration to poetry. Provenance: Eric S. Quayle, Greensleaves, Sutton Coldfield (bookplate)
Wilde (Oscar).- Provincial Printing.- Gale (Norman Rowland) A June Romance, one of 80 copies from an edition limited to 100, A.L.s. from Gale to Thomas Hutchinson loosely inserted, ink manuscript note on the volume's limitation by Hutchinson, his booklabel to front pastedown, also poem "To Norman Gale" in unidentified hand to front endpaper, ownership inscription of Richard Le Gallienne to upper wrapper, a little faint browning and soiling, original wrappers, uncut, title in ink manuscript to upper wrapper and spine, original presentation box with printed label, title and author's name in manuscript to one edge, worn and soiled, some splitting, 8vo, Rugby, George E. Over, 1892. ⁂Norman Rowland Gale (1862-1942) poet; Thomas Hutchinson (1865-1938) poet, literary editor, and book collector, styled "The Northumberland (or Morpeth) Poet"; Richard Le Galliene (1866-1947) poet, one-time lover of Oscar Wilde. The letter concerns, variously, the purchase of some books by Hutchinson, the weather, the infirmities of old age, and renewed inspiration to poetry. Provenance: Eric S. Quayle, Greensleaves, Sutton Coldfield (bookplate)
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