FREEMAN, H[arold] 'Jack'. W[ebber]:: THE POOR SCHOLAR'S TALE

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FREEMAN, H[arold] 'Jack'. W[ebber]: : THE POOR SCHOLAR'S TALE

LONDON.CHAPMAN HALL. [n.d. - circa 1954/5.]

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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.VG+/VG.Owner name to off-set shadowed front free endpaper but no price-clip to either front or rear, inner flaps.Colour,pictorial,non-credited artwork illustrated front panel with black +pale orange letters with an approx 2.5" closed tear to front,top fore-edge of dw/dj flap and a similar sized vertical closed tear to front spine/gutter's fold/crease,tear extends horizontally across spine/backstrip - just below author's name,but no letters affected.Also at head of spine,a further shorter closed tear to rear gutter's fold/crease and another short closed tear a little further along the top edge of dw/dj - no loss to either tear.Spine/backstrip with colour illustration and black+pale orange letters but lightly sunned,rear panel is lightly grubbed with two small closed tears to lower edge,and minimally but sporadically foxed,white background for publisher's advert for other author's new novels.Top+ fore-edges lightly toned with age and with minimal foxing/spotting; contents bright, tight,clean - text body virtually foxing-free,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's orange paper-covered boards/ covers with bright crisp,blocked gilt letters,title/author within a vertical, oblong black panel,plain white endpapers with verso+recto of free endpapers with off-set shadows from respective opposing pastedowns,both hinges solid and sound without any splits,tears or cracking.Any discolouration and imperfections commensurate with book's age.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,vpp+1-337pp [paginated] includes contents list/table with blank reverse,XXVII (27) chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages. Described hard and in deatail,but honestly and fairly - the dw/dj being the more fragile and imperfect,than the solid book. East Anglian novelist.This title being his last published post-war novel,after several other rejections - despite a successful pre-war literary career - latterly, mainly due to his reluctance to use a literary agent.Recently enjoying something of a revival,this would make an interesting introduction to his work - regarded by some as the East Anglian 'Thomas Hardy' and in some quarters equal to,or surpassing him. Please contact seller,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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

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