The history of The Times.
Stanley Morison (1889-1967)
Category
Books
Date
1935 - 1952
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Greys Court, Oxfordshire
NT 3199984
Summary
Bibliographic description
v. Plates, ill.., facsims.., ports.. Imperfect: Vols. 1-4 only. Vol. 4 is itself divided into two volumes. Provenance: Loose at v. 1 p. 28 is a Chistmas card inscribed "For Felix, P.T.O." on the outside and "Dear Bart., these heavy tomes record/ The Thunderer's tale since it was founded/ Before your brother joined the board/ And made confusion worse confounded./ But if it outlived Northcliffe & Parnell/ It may see out this latest blow as well. With much Brothely Love & Christmas wassail. L." inside [Laurence Irving to Felix Brunner]. Loose in front endpapers of v. 3 are 2 leaves from the Times Literary Supplement (No. 2392 December 6 1947) containing a review of this volume. Loose in front endpapers of v. 4 pt. 1 is a leaf from the Times Literary Supplement (No. 2621 Apirl 25 1952) containing a review of this volume. Front free endpaper of v. 4 pt. 1 is inscribed "Brother to Brother with love & Christmas greetings. 1952." Loose at v. 4 pt. 2 p. 838 is a Postcard to Sir Felix and Lady Brunner from Switzerland signed "Ulfilde & Franz". Binding: Publisher's blue cloth (black cloth on v. 1) over boards, gold lettering on fronts and spines, original dust jackets on both parts of v. 4.
Makers and roles
Stanley Morison (1889-1967)