johnson b s edits (2 risultati)

First edition, first printing. The publisher's file copy. Original blue cloth with gilt titles to the spine in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with minor wear at the spine tips, the contents with the publisher's 'file copy' stamp to the front pastedown and half title, and shelf number in manuscript are otherwise clean throughout. Photographic illustrated endpapers. Complete with the rubbed and nick dustwrapper with the faint 'file copy' stamp to the rear panel. Not price-clipped (42/- net to the front flap). Provenance: From the archive of the publisher Victor Gollancz. A collection of first hand accounts of those evacuated as children during the Second World War. B. S. Johnson contributes a 12 page introduction, in addition to his own essay. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good ++. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good +. 1st Edition. A SIGNED UK first edition, first impression. Signed by the editor, B S Johnson. THE WRAPPER : The wrapper on this copy is bright, clean and complete. It is unclipped. The front and back panels are bright and unfaded, showing gentle wear at the edges. The spine is slightly faded - as ever. It is rubbed at the ends. Looks sharp in protective plastic. THE BOOK : The book is square and very tight. The boards are clean and bright. The spine ends are bruised. The pages are clean. No foxing. The closed page edges are fresh. The binding is solid and without cracked hinges. There are no loose or dog-eared pages. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. FLAT SIGNED by B S Johnson to the title page. A very nice copy in a protected wrapper. Paypal accepted. Signed by Author(s).