Thomas, Edward
These Things The Poets Said
£300
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 23 June 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
The Pear Tree Press, 1935. First edition, number 73 of 150 copies, 8vo, title printed in red, woodcut designs printed in green or maroon, original cloth-backed board, signed in ink on endpaper by John Gold, with his pencil inscription 'my very good & beautiful friend Edward Thomas, a lovely man & poor...' [rest of inscription a little faint], also signed by John Gold's niece, Joanna Forsyth
Footnote
Note: John Gold was a Lake District friend of Thomas's. There are letters to Thomas from Gold in the Tim Wilton-Steer collection at the Edward Thomas Study Centre at Petersfield Museum.