1329 - 1378 FOREIGN LITERATURE
- Backwr. restored in upper right corner and discoloured along edges; top of spine dam.
= Istoriko-kriticheskie materialy po literature, no.3. Contributions by i.a. Trotsky, A. Kruchenykh, V. Khlebnikov and Mayakovsky himself.
- Binding trifle discoloured along edges. = Lee 104.
Idem (introd. and ed.). Walt Whitman in Camden. A Selection of Prose from Specimen Days. Camden, The Haddon Craftsmen, 1938, (14),45,(2)p., 2 photogr. plates by A. GENTHE, printed on blueish paper in 1100 copies, orig. cl., slipcase, 4to. Beaumont, F. and Fletcher, J. The Maides Tragedy. Introd. C. Morley. New York, Cheshire House, 1932, VIII,(2),147,(2)p., woodengr. ills. by FREDA BONE, printed in 1200 numb. copies, orig. gilt hmor., t.e.g., slipcase, 4to.
- Slipcase dam.
AND 15 others (w. contributions/ introduction) by C. MORLEY, i.a. Good Theatre. A Fancy in One Scene (New York, 1926, orig. boards); The Worst Christmas Story (ibid., 1928, ills. by M. JONES, printed in 365 numb. copies signed by the author and artist, orig. wr.) and Really, My Dear... (ibid., 1928, ills. by J. BULL, printed in 300 copies, orig. boards).
- Lacks htitle. Wrappers sl. frayed and creased; frontwr. discoloured and reattached; spine-ends sl. worn.
= Lee 1. The author's rare debut.
- (Sl.) foxed. Dustwr. sl. frayed/ chipped and w. tear in frontwr.
= Extremely rare Dutch translation of Thunder on the Left (1925). Not in WorldCat, no copy traced.
- Vol. 1 (numb. 880) likely from another set (vols. 2-12 numb. 469); gilt on top edge sl. eroded.
= Lee 62. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "This is J.G. Wilson's copy, with all regards from his client [signature]" on first free endaper.
Idem. Where the Blue Begins. A Divine Comedy. Ibid., idem, 1925, XII,(6),213p., orig. wr.
- Backstrip sunned.
= Lee 34. One of 100 "advance copies, printed for production purposes and for private circulation only". With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "For Cedric Crowell with the regards and gratitudes of his old friend [signature]" on first blank.
AND 7 others by the same, ALL SIGNED, i.a. The Man Who Made Friends with Himself (London, 1949, 1st Engl. ed., 2nd printing, orig. cl. w. dustwr.); Streamlines (New York, 1936, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); The Blue and The Grey. Or, War is Hell (ibid., 1930, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); The Haunted Bookshop (ibid., 1934, later ed., orig. cl.) and In the Sweet and Dry (ibid., 1919, 1st ed., ills. by G. WILLIAMS, orig. cl.).
= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper. The author's most famous work.
AND a copy of the 1st edition of the same work (Philadelphia etc., 1939, orig. cl. w. dustwr.).
= Lee 70. One of 125 numb. and SIGNED large paper copies, printed on English handmade paper, bound in orig. (trifle rubbed) gilt boards, sm. 8vo.
AND 3 others by the same, i.a. The House of Dooner. The Last of the Friendly Inns (Philadelphia, 1928, printed in 1000 numb. copies, orig. boards, sm. 8vo).
= Lee 21/ 23. Both vols. w. AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper.
AND 17 others, i.a. B. MORLEY, A Campaign in Time (London, 1952, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); F. MORLEY, The Great North Road (ibid., 1962, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); IDEM, Lamb before Elia (ibid., 1932, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper); G. RYLANDS (ed.), The Ages of Man. The Standard Shakespeare Anthology (New York, 1941, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr. With dedication "For Helen Morley with dearest love from her father [= C. Morley] Easter 1941" on first free endpaper); H.M. OAKLEY, Three Hours for Lunch. The Life and Times of Christopher Morley (ibid., 1976, 1st ed., orig. rexine w. dustwr. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION (to Henk van Otterloo) on first free endpaper) and A.P. LEE, A Bibliography of Christopher Morley (ibid., 1935, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.).
= Lee 57. Briefcase Breviaries 1.
Tomlinson, H.M. A Brown Owl. Ibid., idem, 1928, (8),19p., printed in 107 numb. copies, signed by the author, publishers and C. MORLEY, orig. boards, in custom made bookshaped giltlettered hmor. slipcase.
= Briefcase Breviaries 2.
- Htitle and opposite leaf sl. browned from formerly inserted clipping.
= Lee 35. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "For Angus Graham, who said that he enjoyed 'small essays on pleasant subjects', with all obeisance from Kit Morley. Roslyn, Long Island, April 1925" on first free endpaper.
Idem. Thunder on the Left. 1925, 1st ed., (10),273p., orig. cl. w. (sl. frayed) dustwr.
= Lee 52. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "This is Morley's copy, I mean Morley Kennerley's with affectionate regards from his friend [signature] Nov 25, 1925" on first free endpaper.
AND 7 others by the same, ALL SIGNED, i.a. Pipefuls (ibid., 1920, 1st ed., orig. hcl. w. dustwr.); Inward Ho! (ibid., 1923, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.) and Religio Journalistici (ibid., 1924, 1st ed., orig. boards).
= Lee 73.
AND 5 others by the same, i.a. A Bookseller's Breviary (n.pl., n.d. (1924), orig. wr., sm. 8vo) and "Rare" Books. An Essay (New York, 1935, printed in 75 copies, orig. wr.).
- Binding sl. rubbed and chafed.
= Lee 52. One of 100 numb. and SIGNED presentation copies, bound in black and gold striped boards w. paper letterpiece on spine and frontcover.
Idem. Swiss Family Manhattan. Ibid., idem, 1932, 1st ed., (8),208p.
- Top of spine sl. worn.
= Lee 105. One of 250 advance copies, bound in green and gold boards w. black title-piece on frontcover.
Idem. The Man Who Made Friends with Himself. Ibid., idem, 1949, 1st ed., VIII,(2),275p., orig. hcl. w. dustwr.
= One of "a few hundred advance copies of this troublesome novel for old friends in the trade" (opposite title-p.).
AND 6 others by the same, ALL SIGNED, i.a. John Mistletoe (ibid., 1931, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.); The Trojan Horse (ibid., 1937, 1st ed., orig. cl.) and The Romany Stain (London, 1926, 1st Engl. ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr.).
- Slipcase dam.
= With extensive AUTOGRAPH DEDICATION SIGNED "Kit" by Christopher Morley on first free endpaper. This copy numb. "A1 - and no matter if they number some other copy as number One, this is positively the genuine Alpha - Kit".
Morley, C. Ex Libris. Ibid., n.publ., 1936, no pagination, orig. giltlettered silk over boards.
= With extensive AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper, also signed by the author's wife, children and 2 "witnesses".
AND 1 other by the same, also signed: Apologia Pro Sua Preoccupatione (ibid., 1930, orig. hcl. slipcase).
= Varied collection incl. many friendly, personal letters. Recipients include i.a. author Richard Curle and Ruth A. Hall (Fox Film Studios). Provenance: the collection of Henk van Otterloo (The Green Escape Press).
WITH: 5 typescript/ manuscript letters from Louise Cochrane (3x, daughter of Christopher Morley) and Frank Morley (2x, brother of Christopher Morley) to Henk van Otterloo, all in orig. envelope. - ADDED: Blunden, E. AUTOGRAPH POSTCARD SIGNED "E. Blunden", addressed to "Professor Edith J. Morley", dated "5 Oct. 1933", pen and ink.
= Short thank you note.
- Both vols. occas. (sl.) foxed. Both vols. letterpiece sl. rubbed/ worn.
AND 1 other: F. RABELAIS, Oeuvres (Paris, 1798, 3 vols., contemp. unif. marbled calf, gilt spine w. 2 red mor. letterpieces, a.e.g., 4to. Lacks plates. All vols. binding dam.).