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The memorial : portrait of a family

Title
The memorial : portrait of a family / Christopher Isherwood.
Author
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986.
Publication
  • Norfolk, Connecticut : Published by New Directions, [1946]
  • ©1946

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Additional Authors
  • Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986
  • Laughlin, James, 1914-1997
  • Lowry, Robert
  • Stathis Orphanos Christopher Isherwood Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
  • Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
  • New Directions Publishing, publisher.
  • General Offset Company, printer.
  • James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints.
Description
294 pages; 21 cm
Summary
The Memorial traces the dissolution of a tradition-bound gentry family and in the process documents the continuing effects of the Great War on English society.
Subject
  • Families > England > Fiction
  • Gay men > Fiction
  • Families
  • Gay men
  • Family members
  • LGBTQ+ people
  • Men
  • Sexual minorities
  • England
Genre/Form
  • Domestic fiction.
  • Dust jackets – Connecticut (State) – Norfolk – 1946.
  • Gay fiction.
  • LGBTQ+ fiction.
  • Fiction.
Note
  • "Published by New Directions, Norfolk, Connecticut" -- title page.
Indexed In (note)
  • Westby, S. Christopher Isherwood
  • Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin
Binding (note)
  • bound in publishers' burgundy cloth; with original dust jacket designed by Robert Lowry.
  • bound in publishers' burgundy cloth.
Processing Action (note)
  • commitment to retain
Call Number
NCW (Isherwood, C. Memorial)
LCCN
47003152
OCLC
1160300
Author
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986.
Title
The memorial : portrait of a family / Christopher Isherwood.
Publisher
Norfolk, Connecticut : Published by New Directions, [1946]
Copyright Date
©1946
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Indexed In:
Westby, S. Christopher Isherwood, page 5
Indexed In:
Harrison, J.A. Published for James Laughlin, page 16
Binding
Copy in Berg Coll 22-1075 bound in publishers' burgundy cloth; with original dust jacket designed by Robert Lowry. NN
Copy in Berg Coll 22-1076 bound in publishers' burgundy cloth. NN
Local Note
Copy in Berg Coll 22-1075, 22-1076 acquired from Leila and Daniel Javitch, 2021.
Added Author
Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986, signer, inscriber. DLC
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, publisher.
Lowry, Robert, bookjacket designer.
Stathis Orphanos Christopher Isherwood Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
New Directions Publishing, publisher.
General Offset Company, printer.
Javitch, Leila Laughlin, donor.
Javitch, Daniel, donor.
Laughlin, James, 1914-1997, former owner.
James Laughlin's library of New Directions imprints.
Other Form:
Online version: Isherwood, Christopher, 1904-1986. Memorial. Norfolk, Conn., New Directions [1946] (OCoLC)652578172
Research Call Number
Berg Coll 22-1075
Berg Coll 22-1076
NCW (Isherwood, C. Memorial)
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