WEEPINGS AND WAILINGS
Written by J.C. Squire
Illustrated by Ian Fenwick
Published by Cobden-Sanderson
in 1935
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WEEPINGS AND WAILINGS
Written by J.C. Squire.
Illustrated by Ian Fenwick.
Stock no. 1830142
1st.
1935.
Hardback.
Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.
This book contains a series of laments and elegies, many of which have appeared in 'Punch'. Yellow cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w drawings. 90 pages. Boards browned at top front edge and spine. Lower front corner of board heavily bumped and first few pages a little creased at lower corner because of this. Endpapers browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned and foxed, is in two halves with most of the spine missing, edge chipped and worn.
Front cover
Contents
- LAMENT FOR DISNEY
- REFLECTION AT DAWN
- ELEGY
- BALLADE, INSPIRED BY A REMARK OVERHEARD AT A PARTY
- LAMENT OVER SAVOURIES
- IN ANOTHER COUNTRY CHURCHYARD
- BITTER LAMENT OF ALL THE WORLD
- YOUNG MAN'S LAMENT OVER A WASTED DAY
- LAMENT OF A MODERN YOUNG MAN
- LAMENT FOR VINTAGES DEPARTED
- GLOOMY URBAN MEDITATIONS AFTER ST. GEORGE'S DAY
- DRAWBACK TO VISITING FRIENDS IN ITALY
- THE LAMENT OF A SLOW BAT OVER THE NEW LBW RULE
- ELEGY ON BILL, A FRIEND
- FUNERAL UELOGY OF AN INCOME-TAX COLLECTOR
- LAMENT OF AN EX-PUBLIC SCHOOL BOY
- LAMENT AFTER DINING WITH THE RICH
- PLAINT OF A TRAVELLER
- LAMENT OVER A KINGLY OLD SPOONBILL
- LAMENT OF A DOWAGER