Andrzej Wirth; Marthe Robert; Flint Schier; Jean Nicole; et al. — For Philip... From Philip: Eulogies for Philip Oxman

Not Stated, Privately printed, 1984. First edition. Brochure/Pamphlet. A moving collection of eulogies for the author Philip Oxman by a variety of renowned intellectuals, with a photograph of Oxman. The first edition of this very scarce work in the original paper wraps.Loosely inserted is an original black-and-white photograph of the author Philip Oxman (1927-1984).A collection of eulogies, in the form of poetry, prose, illustration and music, for Philip Oxman. Oxman's best known work was The Watcher and the Watched (1967), published under his pseudonym Thomas Peachum.This touching work features eulogies by the theatre critic Andrzej Wirth (1927-2019), the essayist and translator Marthe Robert (1914-1996), the historian Marjorie Reeves (1905-2003), the composer Jeremy Dale Roberts (1934-2017), the writer Hélder Macedo and others. In the original paper wraps. Externally, smart, with small marks and a faint damp stain to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for a faint tidemark to the bottom of each page. The photograph is a little adhered to the verso of the front of the wraps. Very Good . Ill.: Alan Cox. Very Good .