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Edna St. Vincent Millay papers--addition 16

 Unprocessed Material — Folder: 1
Identifier: ViU-2017-0157

Content Description

Proof copy of Edna St. Vincent Millay, "A Few Figs from Thistles". Typescript in cover of Edna St. Vincent Millay, A Few Figs from Thistles, Poems and Sonnets (New York: Frank Shay, 1921). 25 pp. Rare example of a pre-publication item from Frank Shay, a little-known publisher in Greenwich Village, New York who published small-run books, a magazine, and a newspaper from Frank Shay's Bookshop, 4 Christopher Street.

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from Swan's Fine Books, September 2017.

Restrictions Apply

No

Use Restrictions

Item is in fragile condition. Handle with care.

Dates

  • Creation: 1921

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (1 folder)