A Tarpaulin Muster
| First published | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | E. Grant Richards |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Type | Collection |
| Cover art | Mr. Symington |
| Pages | 227 |
| Price | 3/6 |
- 24 stories, or "stories and articles" 19 published in The Manchester Guardian during the last two years, 4 others in magazines, one unidentified tale original to the collection. --Note by the author, p[9]
- The only story title that clearly indicates speculative fiction is XV. "Some Irish Fairies", pp. 150-59 in the 1st ed. (viewed at HathiTrust).
- "The contents are for the most part impressions molded into the semblance of short stories." Consider it an "artist's sketchbook" to read for style, atmosphere, and situation rather than "sea yarns of a stirring sort". --brief review NY Times 1907-10-03 pBR540
- 1st ed.
- "First Edition April 1907"
- --stated t.p. verso in 1913-08 2nd ed. (viewed at HathiTrust)
- Price 3s. 6d. listing in publisher advert Manchester Guardian 1907-05-02 p5, heading "E. Grant Richards // Some Spring Books".
- Price 6s. stated at foot of review column "Recent Fiction" Irish Times -05-10 p7 (positive, noting in particular the story "Some Irish Fairies").
- WorldCat library record OCLC 4620826 provides list of Contents (24 story titles) and reports: -- "First edition, one of 1500 copies. Cf. Handley-Taylor, p. 28." -- "Reprinted in part from various periodicals."
- HathiTrust Digital Library (HDL) provides full of one copy from Harvard U, with tipped in portrait and inscription both from Masefield apparently, and with original cover.
- HDL provides full view of two other copies also with original cover (catalog record). -- title page shows (quote three lines) "London // E. Grant Richards // 1907" -- t.p. verso attributes "cover design" to Symington, evidently meaning one illustration of "The Inchcape Rock", {{OCLC|503970329}} -- Contents (I to XXIV) -- p[9], Note -- collection spans p[11]-[228]; p[228] closes, "Plymouth // William Brendon and Son, Ltd., Printers" -- back pages [1]-[20], "A Catalogue // of Books Published by // E. Grant Richards // 7 Carlton Street, London // Together with a List // of Announcements, 1907" (double slash represents line break)
- Cover image from Amazon.com 2018-04-28 as "A Tarpaulin Muster (Short Story Index Reprint Series)", "Hardcover – June 1, 1907", "Ayer Co Pub (June 1, 1907)", ISBN 0836936779.
- Amazon blurb states that the book is "reproduced from the original artifact"; that in the image appears to be an old book and its cover matches that of the 1907 ed. viewed at HDL.
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