Arkwright (William)
His Own Soul.
Description:
FIRST EDITION, THE AUTHOR'S OWN COPY, corrected throughout in ink or pencil, a few spots and handling marks,
pp. xii, 216, crown 8vo,
original blue boards, the printed labels to upper board and backstrip lightly browned, that to upper board with holograph note – 'Corrected copy, W.A.', edges untrimmed, a few faint spots to rear endpapers, good
Publication Details:
Arthur L. Humphreys, 1920
Notes: The author's revisions are of a substantial quantity and take place at various levels – though generally minor, evincing a subsequent distaste for the use of italics, improving word-use, he occasionally replaces whole sentences or paragraphs. The title-page lists Arkwright as the author of 'Utinam', a fantasy novel illustrated by Glyn Philpot, and 'The Trend' – to this can be added 'Knowledge and Life' and a book on Pointer dogs. The present work, his final publication, is a collection of scattered thoughts and aphorisms, occasionally expressed in verse, ranging from the mundane to the spi...moreThe author's revisions are of a substantial quantity and take place at various levels – though generally minor, evincing a subsequent distaste for the use of italics, improving word-use, he occasionally replaces whole sentences or paragraphs. The title-page lists Arkwright as the author of 'Utinam', a fantasy novel illustrated by Glyn Philpot, and 'The Trend' – to this can be added 'Knowledge and Life' and a book on Pointer dogs. The present work, his final publication, is a collection of scattered thoughts and aphorisms, occasionally expressed in verse, ranging from the mundane to the spiritual and structured – though the pertinence only occasionally intelligible – around the seasons of the year. There is something rather fin-de-siècle about its bearing - and if mention of the recent War is made at all, it is done so very obliquely.The author (1857-1925) was a descendant of Richard Arkwright, the family's wealth derived from their pioneering developments in cotton-manufacturing. The family's Derbyshire mansion, Sutton Scarsdale Hall, was sold by William Arkwright in 1919 and he established Thorn House in Devon, where he developed the gardens in partial imitation of his former residence. HIDE
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Price: £175
Subject: Modern First Edition
Published Date: 1920
Stock Number: 68675
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