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SIGNED by Spender to title and later INSCRIBED by him on FFEP 'For Ralph and Stathis.'Stathis Orphanos was a photographer noted for his portraits of writers, including Stephen Spender. He and his partner, Ralph Sylvester also operated the Los Angeles fine-press publishing company 'Sylvester & Orphanos.' Spender collaborated with them in the publication of Graham Greene's *Weed Among Flowers* and *Tsarouchis: The Face of Modern Greece*. First American Edition. 199pp. Red buckram cloth gilt spine lettering. Some rubbing to extremities, edges are toned, rear hinge has some slight wear. Dust jacket chipped with some loss to head and tail of spine, price clipped, some shelf wear to covers. Now in mylar.
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