Australian manuscript poems, ca 1905-1909 / by Clement Pratt
Australian manuscript poems, ca 1905-1909 / by Clement Pratt
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Date
ca 1905-1909
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MLMSS 9636
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0.10 metres of textual material (1 box) - manuscript
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Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed : Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Volume contains 35 unpublished manuscript poems, in Pratt's hand, reflecting his interest in the Australian bush and landscape. There are four poems titled "Ruth", possibly for his wife. It also contains poetry written by his brother Ambrose Pratt and several poems in an unknown hand.
Volume, bound in green leather with gilt and blind decor...
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Full title
Australian manuscript poems, ca 1905-1909 / by Clement Pratt
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Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Page 1 has signature of Clement Pratt and K. Newbery.
Most poems are initialled and dated.
Date note
Page 1 has dates of 15 October, 1905; 17 January 1909; 15 October 1909.
Description source
Title from inside front cover.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Maggs Bros. Ltd., London, 26 November 2014.
Maggs Bros. Voyages and Travels catalogue no. 1475, item 55.
Administrative / Biographical history
Periam Clement Pratt, (1885-1960), known as Clement Pratt, was born in Forbes, New South Wales to Eustace and Caroline Pratt. He married Ruth Frost in 1908. His brother was Ambrose Goddard Hesketh Pratt, author, journalist and lawyer.
Clement Pratt is the author of 'Caloola', a 1910 novel published in Sydney by Bookstall Company. It is abou...
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 9636
Record Identifier
nGm4JR3Y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGm4JR3Y
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Reference code
1261265
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