first edition 12mo, [10]pp. Title page in two colors with typographic ornaments, printed on double leaves. Black cloth lettered in gilt on fro
1949 · [Los Angeles]
by [Ward Ritchie] Quince, Peter Lum
[Los Angeles]: N.p., 1949. First edition of 25 copies. 12mo, [10]pp. Title page in two colors with typographic ornaments, printed on double leaves. Black cloth lettered in gilt on front cover, wraparound printed paper label, black endpapers. Couple spots on paper label else nearly fine.
A very uncommon Ward Ritchie printing, a group of poems under his pseudonym, Peter Lum Quince. Lacking confidence in his merit beyond printing, Ritchie explains:
"When I was much younger I was unsure of the value of my literary creations and rather than possibly being subjected to peer ridicule I used a variety of pseudonyms. I was later (truncated)
A very uncommon Ward Ritchie printing, a group of poems under his pseudonym, Peter Lum Quince. Lacking confidence in his merit beyond printing, Ritchie explains:
"When I was much younger I was unsure of the value of my literary creations and rather than possibly being subjected to peer ridicule I used a variety of pseudonyms. I was later (truncated)