Extempore Memorial (For C. H.)

Published by [Privately Printed], [Oxford], 1933

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  • Signed
  • Softcover
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A uncommon elegy in memory of a friend and fellow Cornish historian, written and signed by Shakespearean expert A.L. Rowse. The first edition of Extempore Memorial, an uncommon poem in the memory of Charles Henderson, written with a signed inscription by Cornish historian and writer A.L. Rowse. Believed to be privately published at Oxford University. Only three institutional copies are held of this poem, including at the British Library and University of Exeter. In the publisher's original green wraps. A small Christmas inscription to the corner of the title leaf with Rowse's signed initials. Rowse was most famous for his prolific scholarship on Enlizabethan England and Shakespeare, being a prominent source regarding The Bard's diaries. A touching elegy, Henderson was a fellow historian who published signficant scholarship on the history behind the bridges and valleys in Cornwall, and left a plethora of manuscripts after his untimely death. Rowse makes allusions to this in the third section of his poem. In the publisher's original green wraps. A small Christmas inscription to the corner of the title leaf with Rowse's signed initials. Externally, mostly smart, with minimal marks. Minor edgewear, with a crease through the center of the front and rear wraps. Pastedowns are clean. Internally, firmly bound. Crease through center of leaves. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good.…

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Title
Extempore Memorial (For C. H.)
Author
A.L. Rowse
Publisher
[Privately Printed], [Oxford]
Publication year
1933
Condition
Very Good
Signed
signed by author
Book Type
book
Binding
Paperback
Illustrator
None
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
0.5 kilograms
Dimensions
9" by 5.5"

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