Various — Roy Lewis 80

Not Stated, Keepsake Press, 1993. First edition. Paperback. A limited edition festschrift of poems to celebrated the eightieth birthday of Roy Lewis. A limited edition work, though it isn't known exactly how many edition was published, though it seems to be around eighty to one-hundred. A festschrift that was published by the Keepsake Press to celebrate the eightieth birthday of Roy Lewis on the sixth of November, 1993. Held in the original chemise and slipcase by Chris Hicks. Slipcase in a near fine condition. Chemise in a fine condition. 'Roy Lewis, Octogenarian' is signed by Edward Lowbury. Containing; 'Roy Lewis, Octogenarian', by Edward Lowbury. 'Snowdrops', by Wes Magee. 'Grandchild', by John Cotton. 'For Lewis a Carol', by Shirley Toulson. 'Song For a September Birth', by Lotte Kramer. A sonnet by Peter Russell. 'Three Philosophers', by Edward Lowbury. A poem by Peter Porter. 'Because', by Kevin Crossley-Holland. 'Intrusions on the Idyll', by James Simmons. 'Pastoral', by Owen Hickey. 'The Snow Queen's Daughter', by Anne Born. 'A Visit to Van Gogh', by Charles Causley. 'Riverine', by Gordon Symes. 'Listening to Print', by Gillian Stone. 'The Windmill', by Robert Bridges. 'Ancient Girls and Old Boys', by Peter Redgrove. 'The Craving for Excellence', by William Oxley. 'Dust', by Camillo Pennati. 'Where the Train Stops', by Peter Scupham. 'A Love Song', by Vernon Scannell. 'A Fantasy of Homage', by Gavin Ewart. 'November Sun', by John Press. 'In Chungking' by Martin Booth. Roy Lewis was a small press printer and writer, and was the founder of the Keepsake Press. Collated, complete, with twenty-six pamphlets. In the original publisher's paper wraps, with the original chemise and slipcase. Externally, smart. Some light marks to the boards of the slipcase. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Slipcase in a near fine condition. Chemise in a fine condition. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .