Cherry Ripe

Coppard, A. E.

Published by Windham, CT ; Edmund B Thompson/Hawthorn House ; 1935, Windham, CT., 1935

About this Item

First US edition of Coppard's scarcest title. One of three hundred copies printed in November 1935 by Edmund B Thompson at Hawthorn House, Windham, Connecticut. A VG plus clean copy in a VG plus slipcase (as issued). With the bookplate of Marcus A McCorison to front pastedown (who was described by the Wall Street Journal in 1986 as the tiger of rare book librarians). Edmund B Thompson in 1932, suffering from poor health, moved to the quiet of Windham, Connecticut where he set up Hawthorn House in his home. There he and his wife set type by hand, printing for others (including the Limited Editions Club) and publishing Thompson's own works.

Seller Inventory # 1106

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cherry Ripe
• Publisher: Windham, CT ; Edmund B Thompson/Hawthorn House ; 1935, Windham, CT.
• Publication Date: 1935
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1 kilogram
• Seller catalogs:
  • 5023