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Two Stories - The Mare's Nest; The Long Shadow. by HAMPSON, John - 1931

by HAMPSON, John

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Two Stories - The Mare's Nest; The Long Shadow. by HAMPSON, John - 1931

Two Stories - The Mare's Nest; The Long Shadow.

by HAMPSON, John

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E. Lahr, London., 1931. First edition. Octavo. 27 pages. Blue Moon Octavos No. 1. Hand printed by Herbert Jones at the Blue Moon Press.Presentation copy from the author, presumably to his mother, inscribed on the front free endpaper: ''Mums with much love from John Hampson Simpson - 10.1.32.'' On the limitation page he has also written: ''This edition was limited to twenty-five signed copies for sale: this sheet is a rare issue being misprinted.'' The reference is to the fact that the limitation statement says ''250 copies'', not 25.Covers rubbed at the edges and partially darkened. Spine label chipped, affecting the author's name. Head and tail of spine rubbed. Good. No dustwrapper.

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Two Stories

Two Stories

by Hampson, John

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Used - Part of label missing
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Limited private press edition. First edition
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Hardcover
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London: E. Lahr, 1931. Limited private press edition. First edition. Hardcover. Part of label missing. 8vo. Cloth-backed boards with printed label. Pp. 30. Title-page device printed in two colors. Blue Moon Octavos: No. 1. Hand-printed by Herbert Jones. Number 219 of 250 copies signed by the author. The stories are "The Mare's Nest" and "The Long Shadow". Hand-printed by Herbert Jones at the Blue Moon Press.
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TWO STORIES: THE MARE'S NEST. THE LONG SHADOW.(SIGNED)

by HAMPSON, John

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Used - Slight browning to boards and slight rubbing at spine ends, otherwise sound. Eps are toned. An oblong outline on the front of th
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First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket.
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Hardcover
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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London,, 1931. First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket.. Slight browning to boards and slight rubbing at spine ends, otherwise sound. Eps are toned. An oblong outline on the front of the jacket has tranferred to the front board, neat bookplate of previous owner to ffep. Jacket is toned with a darkened spine, some loss to head of jacket spine, good plus in good plus jacket.. 8vo. pp 27. Original publisher's blue cloth over white papered boards. Blue moon octavos, no. 1. Limited edition of 250 signed copies, this being no. 130. Pages uncut.
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