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HARDY, Thomas.

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SKU: 126133
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An ode in celebration of the centenary of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

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Published: Dorchester Privately printed for Mrs. Thomas hardy by Henry Ling, 1924

Stock Code: 126133

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On display in 43 Dover Street

Notes

First edition, sole impression, number 8 of 25 copies numbered and initially by Florence Emily Hardy; this copy is additionally signed by the author at the end of the poem. Hardy wrote this work at the request of the RSPCA as part of their centenary celebrations. It was printed in The Times on 16 June 1924, where it was stated that there was no copyright. Florence Hardy moved to secure the copyright by rapidly producing her own copies on the same day. In a letter to Sydney Cockerell on 21 June 1924, Florence Hardy said that she had discovered that others were planning to print their own copies, "I at once telephoned to our local printer, Mr. Ling,... and explained the situation, and he rushed up and got the poem in print in less than an hour" (Purdy, p. 232). This did not, however, prevent other separate printings of the poem, including by the First Edition Club. Copies signed by Thomas Hardy are rare; the last one to appear at auction was in 1956.

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Quarto. Original cream wrappers, front wrapper printed in black, stitched as issued. Housed in a custom blue cloth chemise and blue quarter morocco slipcase.

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Covers a little fingermarked, else a fine copy.

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