THOMPSON, Francis.

Songs Wing-to-Wing:  An Offering to Two Sisters.

First edition. 4to., original printed wrappers. Printed for Private Circulation. London: Printed by the Westminster Press, 1895.

£2,800.00

The rare (“One of the rarest modern first editions”, Boston University An Account of books and Manuscripts of Francis Thompson, 1937*)* privately printed edition, printed for Wilfrid Meynell, preceding the commercial edition, published by John Lane as Sister-Songs: An Offering to Two Sisters in the same year - it would seem that both editions were set from the same type, but for the necessary changes of name. Some wear to the spine and intermittent foxing, heavy at some leaf-edges. With the Blairhame booklabel of the Insley Blairs. In cloth chemise within slipcase with leather spine label. Some intermittent foxing and very minor wear and soiling to the wrappers, but an excellent copy.

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238310