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[English Fiction - 20th Century]. A group of 15 works, including 8 First Editions and 7 limited editions, 14 signed.... (Total: 15 )
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[English Fiction - 20th Century]. A group of 15 works, including 8 First Editions and 7 limited editions, 14 signed.Stella Benson. Hope Against Hope and Other Stories. London: Macmillan & Co., Limited, 1931. Dust jacket. LIMITED EDITION, one of 670 copies, SIGNED.
Rhys Davies. Rings on Her Fingers. London: Harold Shaylor, [1930]. Original slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 66 of 175 copies, SIGNED.
John Galsworthy. Swan Song. London: William Heinemann Ltd., [1928]. Dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, SIGNED.
John Galsworthy. A Modern Comedy. London: William Heinemann, 1929. FIRST EDITION IN VELLUM, LIMITED ISSUE, SIGNED. Significant warping and cockling due to water damage.
John Galsworthy. The Plays of John Galsworthy. London: Duckworth, 1929. Dust jacket. LIMITED EDITION, number 1067 of 1250 copies, SIGNED.
John Galsworthy. The Creation of Character in Literature. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1931. LIMITED EDITION, number 49 of 250 copies, SIGNED.
Neil M. Gunn. Morning Tide. Edinburgh: The Porpoise Press, [1931]. FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED.
Aldous Huxley. Brief Candles. New York: The Fountain Press, [1930]. LIMITED EDITION, one of 842 copies, SIGNED.
R.H. Mottram. The New Providence. London: Chatto & Windus, 1930. LIMITED EDITION, number 123 of 210 copies, SIGNED.
Lytton Strachey. Portraits in Miniature and Other Essays. London: Chatto & Windus, 1931. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 155 of 260 copies, SIGNED.
L. A. G. Strong. A Defence of Ignorance. New York: House of Books Ltd., 1932. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, PRESENTATION COPY, one of two hundred copies, SIGNED, WITH AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR laid-in.
Henry Williamson. Dandelion Days. London: Faber and Faber Limited, [1930]. LIMITED EDITION, number 11 of 200 copies, SIGNED.
Francis Brett Young. Black Roses. London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1929. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 266 of 525 copies, SIGNED.
Francis Brett Young. Jim Redlake. London: William Heinemann Ltd., [1930]. Dust jacket. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED.
Francis Brett Young. Portrait of a Village. London: William Heinemann Ltd., [1937]. Dust jacket. Woodcuts by Joan Hassall. FIRST EDITION.
Condition: Generally very good, with occasional wear to the bindings, scattered foxing and soiling, some hinges cracked or starting. Dust jackets unclipped.
While all effort has been made to provide accurate condition descriptions for each of the following lots, including most notable flaws, we are unable to provide additional condition reports or photographs for any group lots or lots containing more than two titles in the online only section of this sale. All group lots are therefore being sold with all faults and sold not subject to return. Provenance: From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2025 September 10 - 11 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part III, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6321 (go to Auction Home page)
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