"The Bones Of My Hand" 1938 JAMES, Edward

"The Bones Of My Hand" 1938 JAMES, EdwardIncluding La Belle au Bois Dormant with other poems before published and many new ones. Also a song in French set to music by Henri Sauguet JAMES, Edward [102] pp. Oxford University Press London: Humphrey Milford 1938 11 1 4" x 8" Frontispiece by Paul Tchelitcheff Edward Frank Willis James (16 August 1907 2 December 1984) was a British poet known for his patronage of the surrealist art movement. A collection of poetry from the Surrealist art patron

Including La Belle au Bois Dormant with other poems before published and many new ones. Also a song in French set to music by Henri Sauguet

JAMES, Edward

[102] pp.

Oxford University Press/ London: Humphrey Milford

1938

11 1/4" x 8"

Frontispiece by Paul Tchelitcheff

Edward Frank Willis James (16 August 1907 – 2 December 1984) was a British poet known for his patronage of the surrealist art movement.

A collection of poetry from the Surrealist art patron and writer Edward James. The long title of the book continues 'with other poems published and many new ones. Pavel Tchelitchew's frontispiece includes a raised hand, a skeletal hand and a clenched fist. The clenched fist was used by James as a device for The James Press. It was incorporated by Rex Whistler in The Next Volume (1933) and appears again on the title-page of this book. With the scarce dust jacket featuring a photographic portrait of James taken by Yevonde in 1933.