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CRISP**, QUENTIN [PRATT Dennis Charles,1908 - 1999.]: : CHOG: A GOTHIC FANTASY

LONDON.EYRE METHUEN,1979.

ISBN 0413394905.

UK,small 8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn. FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj.Protected,polythened bright,crisp,clean, glossy,colour pictorial artwork by Jo Lynch, illustrated panels of dw/dj black lettering to each,white lettered spine/backstrip,all with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing - a tiny accidental dog-ear corner crease to front inner flap but NO nicks,tears or splits,and NO wrinkling nor chipping present.Top+fore-edges lightly dulled but clean without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - text body without blemish,foxing or spotting - virtually pristine,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain dark blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip - tiniest indent on top front edge only,and white endpapers with merest,partial off-set foxing from pastedowns to the respective front+ reverse of the opposing free endpapers,front and back.UK,small 8vo HB+ protected dw/dj,1st edn,9-164pp [paginated] includes 14 chapters each with b/w illuminated initial letter of first sentence of each,15 full -page b/w line illustrations - includes b/w illustrated title page - by Jo Lynch, interspersed throughout the text and the book. Plus [unpaginated] half-title page,b/w illustrated title page,a dedication,a contents list/table,the last page with b/w illustrated verso and text to recto and 2pp blank at the rear. One of the more uncommon of Crisp's works/ titles - particularly is as good a state of preservation as this item is! See also my book ID rja940821 for a later UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,issue of his classic title 'The Naked Civil Servant.' In Lord Henry Emms the line of the once proud landowners of Ravenage came to a miserly and eccentric halt.Life was not his business,and behind him the walls of the Great House his lordship lived under self-imposed house arrest .His only companions were furred,feathered and some scaled creatures, and above all a half- grown,part-time Alsatian called Fido. His only human contacts were the Davieses,the sole survivors of the Great House's domestic staff,who had ingratiated themselves by never answering back and never trying to cheer his lordship up. On their master's death,the Davieses look eagerly to a brightened future.But by his will,they are allowed house room only if they minister to the needs of Fido. They make every effort to pander to the whims of their capricious charge.But wealth corrupts the dog's character.In ways almost too terrible to name Fido begins to indulge his instincts . . . Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK and all overseas buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.Free P+p available UK only. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **

UK,small 8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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