Lot 161
Rolfe, Frederick William
Auction: 8 September 2010 at 12:00 BST
Description
One hundred letters from Frederick William Rolfe to John Lane. London, 1963. 8vo, one of 600 copies on handmade paper, original boards, a fine copy; Sassoon, Siegfried An octave. London, 1966. 8vo, number 230 of 350 copies, original boards, slipcase; Thomson, David Cleghorn I would be acolyte. Edinburgh, 1960. 8vo, presentation copy from the author to Compton Mackenzie, original cloth backed boards; Colony, Horatio The magic child. Boston, 1966. 8vo, original cloth, dustwrapper; [Idem] The early land. Boston, 1962. 8vo, original cloth, dustwrapper; [Idem] Three loves the same. Boston, 1961. 8vo, presentation copy from the author, original cloth, dustwrapper; Harris, Michael Poems. Dublin: Dolmen Press, 1965. 8vo, presentation copy from the author to Compton Mackenzie, one of 500 copies, original wraps; Hill, Brian Last poems. London, 1969. 8vo, presentation copy from author to Compton Mackenzie, original decorative boards; and 4 other poetry volumes (12)
Footnote
Provenance: From the estate of the late Sir Compton Mackenzie, by family descent.