A. J. A. Symons papers 1920–1982 1922–1938

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A. J. A. Symons papers 1920–1982 1922–1938

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The A. J. A. Symons papers consist of letters, essays, biographies, notebooks, pamphlets, prospectuses, lectures, booklets, drawings, legal documents, and clippings related to the British biographer and bibliophile. Spanning the years 1920–1982 (bulk dates 1922–1938), the papers include letters and manuscripts written by Symons, as well as documents recording Symons's establishment of, and participation in, The First Edition Club and The Wine and Food Society.

1 linear foot; (72 items)

eng,

University of Delaware Library - Special Collections

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Symons, A.J.A. (Alphonse James Albert), 1900-1941

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Alphonse James Albert Symons was born in a suburb of London and privately educated, until apprenticed to a furrier at age fourteen. With little experience in the book trade, he founded the First Editions Club, and soon published a bibliography of William Butler Yeats. An avid collector, he was editor of the Book-Collector's Quarterly, establishing himself as an authority on literature of the 1890s with essays and lectures. He wrote several biographies, notably The Quest for Corvo, an innovative ...