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Lot #584
English Writers

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Description

Five books signed by English writers, including: a limited edition of Sard Harker bound in full morocco, numbered 80/380, signed on the colophon in fountain pen by John Masefield; a limited edition of Odtaa bound in full morocco, numbered 9/275, signed on the colophon in fountain pen by John Masefield; a first edition of Elizabeth and Essex, hardcover with dust jacket, signed opposite the half-title page in fountain pen by Lytton Strachey; a first edition of Except the Lord, hardcover with dust jacket, signed on the title page in blue ballpoint by Joyce Cary, and inscribed by him on the title page; and a limited edition of Angel Pavement, hardcover, numbered 1017/1025, signed on the colophon in fountain pen by J. B. Priestley. In overall very good to fine condition, with significant losses to the dust jacket for Except the Lord. Accompanied by an unsigned first edition of Brynhild or The Show of Things by H. G. Wells, lacking its dust jacket.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #585 - Ended June 10, 2020