Published by Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, first edition, 1989, 1989
ISBN 10: 0879591102 ISBN 13: 9780879591106
First Edition
Cloth, 8vo, 26 cm, 187, [1] pp, ills. From the publisher's advertisement - "The HRHRC displayed 127 items from its collection including Hopkins manuscripts, drawings, books and photographs. Professor Sutton and his wife, Elizabeth Jones Sutton, collectors since 1948, exhibited books and iconography showing Hopkins' presence in every field of twentieth century communication, with exhibits from five continents: 12 books containing 30 Hopkins poems published before the first edition, the Canon containing 18 entries, 278 books concerning Hopkins, two Hopkins manuscripts; an illuminated manuscript and other calligraphy; photographic copies of Hopkins' official documents and obituaries; artistic editions;30 musical scores; creative literature, drawings, and paintings. The book has 187 pages with 71 full page illustrations. Essays by four notable Hopkins scholars profile their interest in the Hopkins arena. Joseph J. Feeney, S.J., discusses the HRHRC's collection. Todd K. Bender discusses the publications of Hopkins poems before 1918. Norman H. Mackenzie discloses the formation of the Canon. Richard Giles selects and comments on the most significant books on Hopkins between 1944 and 1988. The late Professor Sutton wrote an introduction and editorial aids to the sections in addition to annotations.". Number written at top of title-page, otherwise Near Very Good.