[Ward Ritchie] Quince, Peter Lum. A Few More for the Powells and Hea(r)th Broom. N.p., [Los Angeles], 1949.

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Description: A very uncommon Ward Ritchie printing, a group of poems under his pseudonym, Peter Lum Quince. Lacking confidence in his merit beyond printing, Ritchie explains: "When I was much younger I was unsure of the value of my literary creations and rather than possibly being subjected to peer ridicule I used a variety of pseudonyms. I was later reminded of these when Occidental College unearthed an undergraduate piece I had written as Davie Dicker. This led me to recall some other I had used - James Beattie Pittwood, Betsey Ann Bristol, Peter Mallory, and Peter Lum Quince." OCLC cites 11 copies of this inherently scarce book, at least two of which are bound in card wrappers. The present copy is from the collection of Jonathan Ritchie, Ward's son. Ritchie,Laguna Verde Imprenta,item No. 8. Ritchie,Ward Ritchie Press and Anderson, Ritchie and Simon,p. 100. 12mo, [10]pp. Title page in two colors with typographic ornaments, printed on double leaves. Black cloth lettered in gilt on front cover, wraparound printed paper label, black endpapers. Couple spots on paper label else nearly fine

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