A Stitch in Time; or Pride Prevents a Fall
London / Bungay: The Nonesuch Press / Richard Clay & Sons, Ltd., 1927. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #2335079
#1085 of 1525 copies. Minor wear to corners, 1 inch closed internal tear to rear jacket corner.
27 pp. Flexible cardstock boards with marbled jacket, sewn binding. A pastiche of Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock set in modern times. James Laver was an English author, critic, art historian, and museum curator who acted as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1938 and 1959. His work helped legitimize the academic study of costume.
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