Poison-damsels : and other essays in folklore and anthropology / by N.M. Penzer, ...
Norman Mosley Penzer (1892-1960)
Category
Books
Date
1952
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 3249422
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8], 319, [1] p. ; 8vo. Ephemera: loosely inserted letter, 23rd September 1952, from the author to Lord Fairhaven, sending a copy of the book as thanks for a visit [i.e. from the author, Norman Mosley Penzer (1892-1960) to Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Provenance: Manuscript inscription on front free endpaper: "To Lord Fairhaven / with much regard from / the Author." [i.e. from Norman Mosley Penzer (1892-1960) to Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Twentieth-century armorial bookplate (coat of arms in carved oval frame) with motto ‘Si je puis’ and lettered: ‘Urban Huttleston Rogers Lord Fairhaven’ [i.e.: Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)]. Binding: Twentieth-century full publisher's red cloth; gilt lettered spine.
Makers and roles
Norman Mosley Penzer (1892-1960), author