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HARRIS, FRANK: : MONTES THE MATADOR AND OTHER STORIES. [Association copy - from collector R. N. Green-Armytage.]

LONDON.GRANT RICHARDS,1900.

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UK,8vo HB,1st edn.[It precedes the American edition,New York,Mitchell Kennerley by 10 years]. VG.The b/w illustrated bookplate on the front pastedown,is of R[obin] N[orth] Green-Armytage's,the book's original owner, and is designed by G. H. Holloway,and to the top edge of the front free endpaper a contemporaneous handwritten pencilled signature of R.N. Green-Armytage along with a pencilled date,1913.A further handwritten,but in ink,ownership name David irving Dec 1968 just below original owner's name,to same off-set foxed/spotted free endpaper.Publisher's original green cloth boards with bright,crisp,impressed/blocked gilt lettered title to front,similar lettering: of title+author,to a slightly dulled spine/backstrip,rear board plain and undecorated,sets of plain white chain-laid, water-marked endpapers with heavy spotting to front endpapers - bookplate unaffected though - rear sets of endpapers with slightly less spotting,but with a vertical, concomitant,indeterminate fluid stain from rear board bled through to the rear free endpaper; both hinges just starting to crack but still attached and in situ.An indeterminate fluid stain vertically following the rear board's gutter's fold/crease - similarly repeated to the front board's spine's gutter fold/crease down to foot of same and a smaller stain to the front,lower corner's tip,too.Rear board with a narrow horizontal and vertical fluid stains to top edge and fore-edge respectively,and lower corner tip of rear board also with fluid stain.Negligible shelf-wear to edges,all corner tips minisculely rubbed with reciprocal fraying and lightly curled,head+foot of spine/ backstrip also with gentle and minimal bumping and reciprocal creasing and minimal fraying head with a pair of tiny nicks/splits; foot of same with a tiny slit - but no other major nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges aged/toned with very minimal and faint foxing spots,fore-edges toned to a much lesser degree and virtually foxing-free; contents tight,text body bright,clean,solid and sound virtually pristine - better quality paper than the endpapers - no foxing,no dog-ear reading creases - appears unread, other than my own collation. A detailed description,but fair and honest,and is still an acceptable item, notwithstanding a close scrutiny of its outward appearance. UK,8vo HB,no dw/dj,1st edn,3-254pp [paginated] includes,5 short stories; plus [unpaginated] a blank,its recto with off-set foxing from verso of front free endpaper with publisher advert for author's other works (Elder Conklin and Other Stories and Mr. And Mrs. Daventry: A Play in Four Acts) on its verso,a half-title with blank verso,Charles Whittingham colophon illustrated title page with Chiswick Press address to its reverse,a contents list also with blank verso,5 individual story title separator pages,and another PRINTED AT THE CHISWICK PRESS page with blank verso,as book's last page. Author's third work and his 2nd collection of short stories which includes: 'Montes the Matador','First Love: A Confession', 'Profit and Loss','The Interpreter: A Mere Episode' and 'Sonia'. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable for a book of it's age, and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent a higher grading overall. R. N. Green-Armytage (1918-1956) was an English lawyer,writer and editor,poetry collector and book collector.He and his wife had a life long interest in the arts, including both writing about and performing in the theatre in the Bristol,Clifton,and the Weston super Mare area.A friend of Edward Thomas,and friend and correspondent of Walter de la Mare's.Also a friend of the Guild members at Ditchling. Frank Harris (b. 1856 - d.1931) was an Irish-American author,editor,journalist, and publisher who was friendly with many contemporaneous well-known figures. Attracting much attention during his life for his irascible and aggressive personality,his editorship of famous periodicals,and his friendship with the talented and famous,he's mainly remembered mainly for the multiple-volume memoir 'My Life and Loves.' (Paris, 1922-7),which was banned in countries around the world for its sexual explicitness. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included. Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! 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UK,8vo HB,1st edn.
Collector's signature+date.

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