$950
Harris, S. Frank (Pseud. Stanley Collins). Anthology of Love Poems. London: Privately printed, [1929]. Textured brown boards. 8vo. Stanley Collins’ bookplate on front pastedown. Light wear at extremities; very good. Accompanied by a TLS from Collins to J.B. Findlay, stating that this is one of two copies printed using the Harris pseudonym. The second free endsheet bears the following in Stanley Collins’ hand: “Personal Copy of Stanley Collins/S. Frank Harris is printed as compiler instead of S. Wynne Burne/S.C.” Collins produced his Anthology of Love Poems in 1929, printing a limited quantity of the special “forcing” book – which allows the performer to force various words on unsuspecting readers – with the name “S. Wynne Burne” printed as compiler. This was a play on the name Swinburne. Collins’ letter states, in part, “I realized soon after printing that I had made a grievous mistake in punning on Swinburne’s name and so decided to print TWO only special copies for my own personal use. One of these served me well for some years but the other, the one I now send, survived by retirement.” The whereabouts of the second book bearing the Harris name are unknown. See Thomas Sawyer’s Aphelion No. 7 for additional data about the Collins force books.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-02-08
