1932 · Oak Knoll, Daylesford, Pa
by NEWTON, A. EDWARD
Oak Knoll, Daylesford, Pa: Christmas, 1932. Limited edition of an unspecified number printed for friends of the author at Christmas, 12mo, pp. [16]; frontispiece after a William Blake drawing; generally fine in orig. blue printed wrappers. This copy inscribed "Mrs. Collings Copy No 2 from A. Edward." With t.l.s. from the author laid in, in part: "Now lady have a care. You are beginning to collect duplicates and a girl that collects duplicates is lost, although she has excellent precedent for doing so. Heber, the great English collector of a century ago, said that a proper collector required three copies of everything, a copy for his home in the city, and copy for his home in the country, and a copy to lend to his friends..." Bookplate of Jacob L. Chernofsky.
(Inventory #: 31644)