Maud Ralph Edits (3 results)

First edition. 8vo. 364 pp. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, good condition. (94523).

HB BLACK BOARDS NAME ELSE FINE PP364 DW NEAR FINE 8VO The notebook drafts of many poems.

The first three issues of Ralph Maud's Audit Magazine. Issue 2 is notable for the first publication of Philip Larkin's poem "As Good As A Mile", the title later changed to "As Bad As A Mile" when included four years later in his Faber collection The "Whitsun Weddings". Stapled paper. Small 4to. Issue One, published 22 February 1960, 20pp; Issue Two, published 28 March 1960, 20pp; Issue Three, published 30 April 1960, 16pp. All volumes are in good or better condition, firmly bound, complete and without loose pages. Volumes 2 and 3 are spotted to the upper covers otherwise clean throughout. Scarce. Provenance: J. D. Jump, Department of English, Manchester University (original subscriber). The first three issues of Audit magazine created and edited by then student Ralph Maud. Editorship of the magazine passed through a multitude of hands reflecting various (and occasionally conflicting) poetic influences throughout its long career. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. …