1935 Nothing Like Leather V S Pritchett Author's Presentation Copy

Description: Click here to see our other books! Nothing Like Leather V. S. Pritchett 1935 The Macmillan Company : New York 8" by 6" 416pp SUMMARY A first edition of V. S. Pritchett's fifth work, presented by the author to Kingsley Martin, editor of the New Statesman, later owned by Christopher MacLehose. Author's Presentation Copy,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION This is a work of drama.Sir Victor Sawdon Pritchett (1900-1997) was a British writer and literary critic, known for his fiction, non-fiction and journalism.Pritchett, or VSP as he often went by, presented this copy to Kingslepy Martin (1897-1969), the editor of the New Statesman, for whom Pritchett was a literary editor for many years.This copy contains the bookplate of Christopher MacLehose (b1940) a British publisher, founder of the Mountain Leopard Press, and the MacLehose Press. His success includes introducing Stief Larsson, Raymond Carver and Richard Ford to a British audience.A first edition. CONDITION In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, with the spine a touch faded and the odd mark to the board. Ownership bookplate to the front pastedown; author's inscription to the front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed 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. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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