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A Shropshire lad / by A. E. Housman.

Accession number
PML 192465
Creator
Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936.
Published
New York : John Lane, 1897.
Credit line
Bequest of Kenneth A. Lohf, 2002.
Notes
First edition, American issue, comprised of the sheets from the 1st British edition (1896) issued with a cancel title page.
"Of this first edition 500 copies were printed, of which 150 (ready bound) were exported for publication in New York by John Lane." (cf. Carter & Sparrow).
Originally published: London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, & Co., 1896.
Description
vii, 95 p. ; 18 cm
Provenance
Edith Barbara Tranter (her bookplate); Kenneth A. Lohf, New York.
Binding
Original parchment-backed boards, with cream paper label on spine printed in red (variant B); housed in salmon cloth case and matching chemise.
Classification
Department