Proof copy of The old century and seven more years, with corrections, annotations, and watercolors by Siegfried Sassoon.
Alternate Title(s):
Old century and seven more years
Published / Created:
London : Faber and Faber, 1938.
Physical Description:
293 pages ; 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of William S. Reese, Yale BA 1977, in honor of Elisabeth Fairman.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Includes numerous corrections to the text and 14 separate annotations in the margins. On the dedication page, Sassoon copies in manuscript a poem to Max Beerbohm (not used in the published version): "Ah, what avails enormous sales! ...". As head-pieces and tail-pieces, there are 37 original watercolor drawings by Sassoon, including a self-portrait on the title page; also present are watercolors on the front and back of the printed wrappers. Two photographs are pasted in: on page [8], an image of Sassoon and another boy at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, in 1895; on page 183, a small portrait of J.S. Norman (headmaster at the New Beacon School), 1901.
Subject Terms:
Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886–1967 -- Youth. | Sassoon, Hamo, 1887–1915. | Hamilton, Clarence Haselwood, 1877–1940. | Norman, J. S. (Headmaster) | Bromholm Priory (Norfolk, England) | Poets, English -- 20th century -- Biography. | Kent (England) -- Social life and customs.