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The Soldier and the Gentlewoman
Hilda Vaughan
1932
Gollancz : London
8" by 6"
11-278pp
SUMMARY
A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this thrilling novel by Welsh novelist Hilda Vaughan, presented to literary editor Edward Garnett.
Author's Presentation Copy,First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,Signed,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition, first impression of this work, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.
Flat signed by the author to the title page.
Inscribed by the author 'Edward Garnett, with the gratitude and homage of the writer, May 1932' to the front free endpaper. Garnett was English writer, critic and literary editor, who was instrumental in the publication of D. H. Lawrence's 'Sons and Lovers', although he rejected publishing Joyce's 'A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man' in 1915. He was married to Constance Garnett, the famed translator of nineteenth century Russian literature.
Loosely inserted is a letter from Garnett, dated November 1936, only three months before his death. In his letter, Garnett discusses 'Harvest Home', a novel by Vaughan published in 1936, which he describes as his favourite 'of your books I have read'.
This thrilling first edition from Welsh novelist and short story writer Hilda Vaughan presents a tale in which a 'woman of breeding' murders her husband, in a work the publisher claims 'has the power and terrible veracity of a document of the soul'.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head, otherwise externally excellent. Inscription to front free endpaper. Discolouration to dust wrapper back strip, with wrap perimeters age toned. Significant loss to head of front wrap. Minor loss to back strip tail, with significant chipping to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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