Description
[1944], 1939, pp. 30, [ii], 8vo, original limp vellum, backstrip gilt-lettered, yap edges, boards with a little toning and a few marks, card slipcase, edges slightly rubbed, very good
Publication details: [The Hague], Sidcot, The Somerset Press,[1944], 1939,
Rare Book
One of around 64 editions of clandestine literature which A.A.M. Stols, renowned typographer, commericial and fine press publisher, typographic advisor to Elsevir and UNESCO, issued during WWII, often, as here, ante-dating the publications and creating fictitious press names and locations. Though not explicitly political, the poems touch on the themes of freedom, struggle and hope.
[1944], 1939, pp. 30, [ii], 8vo, original limp vellum, backstrip gilt-lettered, yap edges, boards with a little toning and a few marks, card slipcase, edges slightly rubbed, very good
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