Children of men
By: by Eden Phillpotts
Contributors: Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-1960 inscriber; Forman, Maurice Buxton former owner
Publisher: William Heinemann, Ltd.
Published: 1923
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 471
Notes: Printer's device on title page.

Verso title page: First published, May, 1923; new impression, June, 1923; July, 1923.

Hinton, P.  Eden Phillpotts, 108

NCBEL, IV, 702

cat rare 20021030 lwb

This copy lacks p. v-vii Foreword, viii, and imprint at foot of p. 471--cf. Hinton, p. 108.

BYU copy has letter from Phillpotts to Forman laid in and dated 20 Dec: 1927, stating, in part:"Knowing your great interest in my stuff I am sending you the original novel 'Children of men'--this copy I revised for this definitive edition.  In this case ... these final revisions have interest ... I have destroyed all the others, you in your generous concern in my work, may find this copy ... of interest.  Burn it otherwise."

Edwardian literature collection.

Author's revisions in red ink, some in pencil, throughout; some notes also on final leaf.

Bookplate Maurice Buxton Forman on front paste down.

Housed in box constructed by Forman, with Forman's bookplate inside front cover of box.

Year 1928 in blue pencil on title page.