Collation:—pp. 248, consisting of half-title (verso blank), pp. (1, 2); title-page, as above (with First published in England, 1920 on verso), pp. (3, 4); biographical and bibliographical Note (verso blank), pp. (5, 6); Foreword, pp. 7-12; divisional fly-leaf, with Part I / Zu fragmentarisch ist Welt und Leben. / H. Heine. on recto (verso blank), pp. (13, 14); text, pp. 15-(244). Printers’ imprint, beneath thin line, at foot of p. (244) as follows: The London and Norwich Press, Limited, London and Norwich, England Pp. (245-248) blank.
Crown 8vo, 7½ × 5; issued in purple cloth; front and back covers blank; backbone has white paper title-and-name label lettered across in purple as follows: All / Things Are / Possible / (diamond) / Shestov Top edges cut; fore edges unopened; bottom edges untrimmed. End-papers white.
To this volume Mr. Lawrence contributed the “Foreword,” which occupies pages 7-12.
THE NEW KEEPSAKE FOR THE YEAR 1921
Published December 1920
The New (two vertical lines) Le Nouveau / Keepsake / For (two vertical lines) Pour / The Year (two vertical lines) L’Annee / 1921 / Edited by / X. M. Boulestin / With Plates Selected by / J. E. Laboureur / Published for X. M. Boulestin, 102, George Street / Portman Square, W., by the Chelsea Book Club / 65, Cheyne Walk, S. W. / London (two vertical lines) Paris
A note must suffice to describe this very beautiful anthology of English and French verse, prose, woodcuts, etchings, etc. The edition of The New Keepsake was limited to 620 copies for general distribution; 50 copies on Japanese vellum, numbered from 1 to 50; 20 copies on blue vellum, numbered from 51 to 70; 550 copies on hand-made paper, numbered from 71 to 620. The blue vellum copies were bound in black buckram, lettered in pink; those on hand-made paper were done in yellow buckram, lettered in black. I have not seen a copy of this book on Japanese vellum. Copies on this and blue vellum are, in the nature of things, now very scarce; but the cheapest form of the book can still be bought from dealers at a nominal advance over publication price, which was 18s. 6d.
“Adolf,” Mr. Lawrence’s contribution to The New Keepsake, occupies pages 19-33. It is a beautiful story—one which should certainly find a place in some future collection of his shorter pieces. “Adolf” was published in the Dial, September, 1920.