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Thread #172386 Message #4173552
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
31-May-23 - 11:24 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Recitations written by Stanley Holloway
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Recitations written by Stanley Holloway
Here is a Bookfinder.com search with the results pooled. Maybe someone is so interested that they'll buy a copy and take a look at the information in the book to determine authorship.
But wait! I just pulled up a search on the title in Google Books, and the earliest edition I clicked on is 1934 in which the "About this edition" information says
Page count: 32
Published: 1934
Publisher: Francis, Day & Hunter Limited
Language: English
Author: Stanley Holloway
Compiler: Marriott Edgar
Illustrator: John Hassall
The 1949 edition also says "Compiler: Marriott Edgar"
There are copies available in the UK on abebooks.com.
The 1937 book lists the book as Albert, 'Arold and Others, Etc. [Comic Verses.]. publisher as "London" and the author as "Marriott Edgar." It sounds like a reprint or a knockoff.
I hope this helps. Google doesn't offer any images of the books scanned.