A. J. A. Symons papers, 1920-1982 (bulk 1922-1938).

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A. J. A. Symons papers, 1920-1982 (bulk 1922-1938).

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The A. J. A. Symons Papers consist of seventy-two items (1 linear foot), including letters, essays, biographies, notebooks, pamphlets, prospectuses, lectures, booklets, drawings, legal documents, and clippings. 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)

University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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University of Delaware Library, Hugh M Morris Library

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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 ...