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GREGORY, Philippa. The Kingmaker's Daughter. SIGNED BY AUTHOR.
2012
Simon & Schuster. London. DW. 2012. First edition, first issue with correct number line starting with 1. FLAT-SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE. No other dedications or inscriptions. Lower edge of pages very slightly foxed otherwise a lovely clean copy in a complete wrapper with a "Signed by the author" sticker. 83151
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HANLEY, James. Our Time Is Gone. FIRST EDITION.
1940
John Lane. The Bodley Head. London. 1940. First edition. DW. Hardback. 611 pages. Spine and top edge of boards slightly faded. Endpapers browned and edges and occasional pages foxed. A generally sound copy of a very scarce first edition in wrapper that is very faded to spine, creased and worn to lower panel with a few small close tears and lacks a 1 inch square portion to top right corner of front panel. 77230
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HANLEY, James. Resurrexit Dominus. LIMITED FIRST EDITION FROM THE PUBLISHER'S OWN LIBRARY.
1934
Privately Printed [By Boriswood though not stated] Limited to 110 copies Signed and Numbered by Hanley on limitation page. This being number 4 being from the Publisher's own library and bought by us from the grand-daughter of the original publishers. Large 8vo. Bound in vellum with leather lettering piece. Top edge gilt, others deckled (uncut). A Fine copy in the original acetate wrapper. Loosely inserted are some 'obscene' passages typed onto two pieces of paper with page references probably used by the family for the court case that was running at this time over "Boy". See notes below. Undoubtedly the scarcest of Hanley's books, private published by his trade publisher, Boriswood, who held the manuscript for three years because of its controversial subject matter (the rape of a 14-year-old girl by a priest). During this period Hanley and Boriswood were being sued in connection with the publication of "Boy", which suit they lost. The publishers Boriswood were advised that, owing to the book's reference to 'intimacy between members of the male sex', any defence against prosecution was futile. In March 1935 Boriswood pleaded guilty of "uttering and publishing an obscene libel" and paid a substantial fine. While Resurrexit Dominus was not officially suppressed, as was "Boy", copies of the book were, generally, not available. The title still remains out of print. Gibbs A11a. 71210
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HANLEY, James. The German Prisoner. With an Introduction by Richard Aldington. PRIVATELY PRINTED BY THE AUTHOR & LIMITED TO 500 SIGNED COPIES.
[1930]
Privately printed by the author. Muswell Hill. London. [1930] Introduced by Richard Aldington.No DW. LIMITED EDITION OF 500 COPIES ONLY, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, this being number 493. Top edge gilt. Woodcut frontis. by William Roberts. One of the lost classics of World War One which paints a vile portrait of what really happens in war and is one of the darkest, bleakest and most horrific stories of trench warfare I have read. Slim 8vo. Original maroon buckram gilt, slightly rubbed to boards, two small star stickers to tail of spine. Pages browned. Contains loose newspaper reviews of Hanley's works. A very clean and sound copy of one of the scarcest items of fiction based on a first hand experience of WWI. 77235
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HIGGINS, Aidan. Langrishe, Go Down.
Calder and Boyers. London. 1966
First edition. DW. Spine very sl. knocked, small elegant ownership inscription, very occ. foxing o/w near fine/VG in price-clipped wrapper that is creased, torn and chipped along edges with small rectangle portion missing at head of back panel. 52492
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HOWELLS, Roscoe. Heronsmill.
1979
First edition. St. Martin's Press, New York. 1979. Hardback with DW. 335 pages. Slight discolouration to wrapper which has very slight wear to top edge. Overall a very nice copy. 82060
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