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BAKEWELL, JOAN & DRUMMOND, JOHN: : A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE. [A co-author (JB) SIGNED copy.]

LONDON.WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON 1977.

ISBN 0297774328.

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,co-author SIGNED,1st edn.FINE+/VG.No owner inscrptn,but co-author Joan Bakewell's neat, handwritten,blue ink underlined,signature - without dedication - to centre of half- title-page,but a price-clipped dw/dj. Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour +b/w scenic photographic illustrated dw/dj and white lettering; with some minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners.Clear sellophane taped,internally+ externally reinforced,repaired and therefore protected,top+bottom edges+ corners of dw/dj.Miniscule nicks with miniscule loss to lower edges and corners; top edges and corners have 3 slightly larger tears but again with some minimal loss.Both internal,inner flaps of dw/dj have slight,accidental(?),diagonal creases to top+bottom corners of each.Described, hard,but fairly and honestly not as bad as it reads or appears.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread? Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and near immaculate plain white endpapers. UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,with co-author (Joan Bakewell) SIGNED,1st edn,128pp [unpaginated] includes Joan Bakewell SIGNED half-title page,title page and the three contributor's (Bakewell,Drummond and Lawson) collaborative introduction, comprising an anthology of graveyard, vault,crypt,gravestone etc.,epitaphs - illustrated with profuse b/w photographs by Andrew Lawson throughout the text and the book. 'A Fine and Private Place' is a personal anthology of epitaphs and inscriptions, selected primarily for the beauty of their language,expression or appearance.Ranging over five hundred years,from the 14th to the 19th centuries,they recall,sometimes poignantly,often with humour or irony,the largely forgotten or unknown people they commemorate. Though almost entirely overlooked today, the epitaph was one of the most familiar and idiosyncratic of literary forms.Our ancestors wrote and spoke of death with a confidence which came of close acquaintance.In doing so they also provide an unconscious commentary on religious attitudes and social aspirations. This collection of outstanding examples, though by no means exhaustive,is the result of long-standing enthusiasm on the part of the authors.In it they seek to recapture the curious charm of country churchyards,before atmospheric pollution eats away the stones,or the statelier splendours of city churches,before vandalism ensures that their doors are kept locked.This book is a reminder of traditions which,like those they commemorate,are no longer with us. Joan Bakewell was born in Stockport, educated there and at Newnham College, Cambridge.She has been a broadcaster since the mid-1960's,a journalist and writer since 1970. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,slim Qrto HB+dw/dj,co-author SIGNED,1st edn.
Author's signature - without dedication.

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