JEFFERSON, GEORGE:: Edward Garnett - A Life in Literature

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JEFFERSON, GEORGE: : Edward Garnett - A Life in Literature

LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE,1982.

ISBN 0224014885.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscptn,looks like a price-clip,but price is folded diagonally inwards and away from view - still present.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy subject's portraits illustrated dw/dj - colour painting by Nellie Heath of Garnett as a young man to front; and an older subject's contemporary b/w portrait photograph to rear, with white letters to front and spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - two tiny snicks to rear,top edge at/near head of spine - no other major nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges slightly aged/toned with minimal,sporadic foxing/ spotting,fore-edges brighter but also with dust soiling flecks to edges of pp315-pp345 - approx. total of 30pp; contents otherwise bright,tight, clean - near pristine and virtually foxing free to remainder of text body.Publisher's original, sharp-cornered,plain maroon cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip - a small circular grease spot and faint residue of cup ring both to front board and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xpp+2-350pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,an introduction,20 chapters,an abbreviations list,48pp notes and an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages - a dedication to Sylvia (Townsend Warner?) to reverse of title page,and contents list/table. Please see the previous 2 and the following alpha-numerical book IDs' [rja953321,rja9534 and rja953621 for other Garnett-related items. A biography of the writer,critic and literary editor who was central to the early success of D.H.Lawrence, H.E.Bates, E.M.Forster, Somerset Maugham, Henry Williamson, John Galsworthy, Joseph Crane, Robert Frost and Liam O'flaherty amongst others. For nearly fifty years he read manuscripts, assessing their literary and commercial potential,for various publishers,notably T. Fisher Unwin, Duckworth & Co., and Jonathan Cape.He also reviewed extensively,wrote numerous critical articles,promoting new work and authors,attacked the literary establishment of the day,published two novels,several plays and campaigned vigorously against censorship in the theatre. Described hard,but fairly and honestly - nowhere as detrimental as it reads or sounds. 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 or postage FREE. ** 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! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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

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