Icaro (with signed letter from Ruth Draper to Virginia Crawford)

DE BOSIS, Lauro (text) Gilbert Murray (preface) Ruth Draper (translates) Virginia Crawford and

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1933

About this Item

With an evocative typed letter signed from Ruth Draper (actress, dramatist and partner of De Bosis), dated April 2nd 1932, to Virginia Crawford (suffragette, anti-fascist campaigner, editor of the Italy-To-Day pamphlets and of 'Dilke scandal' fame). In it she seeks assistance sending money to 'The prisoners' (associates and family members of De Bosis who were jailed in Italy following his fatal flight over Rome to drop anti-fascist leaflets on Mussolini). The book has the bookplate on the front paste-down end-paper of Roderick Eustace Enthoven (architect and British MFAA officer (aka a 'Monuments Man') in Italy 1944 - 46), who had given it to Crawford who subsequently married it up with the letter and the referred to De Bosis poem. Also enclosed are some related press-cuttings from 1961. The book itself is medium size 4to in gilt embossed cream cloth covers, x + 201pp on stiff paper. The UK edition precedes the US edition by a few weeks and was Issued without a dustJacket . [CONDITION: A well preserved near FINE clean and tight unmarked copy (spine, cover fore-edge and page edges moderately tanned) ] . . . NOTE: Depending on destination this item may require an extra payment for insurance. If so, orders made by card will be completed only after you have approved any such extra cost. . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

Seller Inventory # TK250212

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Icaro (with signed letter from Ruth Draper to Virginia Crawford)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1933
• Binding: HARDCOVER
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)