Thomas Hardy proofs and poems, 1916-1924.

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Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. Thomas Hardy proofs and poems, 1916-1924.

Thomas Hardy proofs and poems, 1916-1924.

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The collection consists of nine items, including: letter from Florence Hardy to Mr. Cockerell, 27 Dec. 1916, about printing arrangements for a recently published Hardy poem; poem, A New Year's eve in war time, extracted from 6 Jan. 1917 issue of Sphere, with handwritten corrections by Hardy; proof of three poems, England to Germany, A New Year's eve in war time, and I met a man, by Thomas Hardy, printed for Florence Emily Hardy at the Chiswick Press, 1917, with handwritten corrections by Hardy; proof of Domicilium, by Thomas Hardy, one of twenty-five printed for Florence Emily Hardy at the Chiswick Press, June 1918. Also, undated typescript copy of Domicilium; typescript letter, undated, signed F.E.H., introducing the poem Domicilium as Hardy's earliest known verse; printed copy of Domicilium, inscribed to S.C. Cockerell from F.E. Hardy, 23 July 1918, no. 2 of twenty-five copies; printed copy of Compassion, an ode, no. 15 of twenty-five copies printed for Mrs. Thomas Hardy by Henry Ling, signed by Thomas Hardy; typescript copy of poem, The Pity of it, undated, with note that it was added to the finished pamphlet.

9 items.

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