A Shorter Ego

London: Harrap, 1946. Limited Edition. Large 8vo, 2 volumes 230, 230. Limited to 110 numbered sets, each signed by Agate. Agate was the much feared London theatre critic. Half morocco, TEG, other edges uncut. Spine sunned o/w fine. The third volume was not issued in this limited, signed edition.

London: Readers Union, 1946. The First Selection. The Autobiography of James Agate. Pp. 230, frontispiece; cr. 8vo; olive green cloth, spine lettered in orange, the boards slightly canted, edges a trifle rubbed; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, the front panel slightly silverfished, edges and backstrip lightly rubbed and browned; bookplate of Benjamin Tindale on upper pastedown, edges of leaves lightly… Read more about this item

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1945. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth with cream spine lettering. 230pp. Frontispiece. Very good. Spine ever-so-faintly sunned, else internally fine. Quite tight and nice first edition of the first volume of Agate's 3-volume memoir. Front flyleaf bears nifty circular blind-embossed ownership imprint of noted television character actor Robert Casper (1924-2020).

Readers Union/ George G. Harrap & Company, 1947. Good. The 1947 Readers Union reprint (which conformed to wartime and post-war economy standards in publishing). 8vo, pp. 230 + b/w frontispiece (of Agate). Grey cloth boards with sunned red (now orange) lettering to spine. Head and tail of spine and corners lightly bruised. Else, a clean, tight copy. … Read more about this item

Harrap Publishing Group Ltd. Very Good. . no dustjacket, Limited ed, 100/110 signed author, leather spine, marbled boards, clean bright copy . 1946. Hardcover.

Harrap Publishing Group Ltd. Very Good. . 1946 limited ed, 107/110 signed author, 1/4 leather bound, marbled boards, rough cut pages clean copy . 1946. Hardcover.

Readers Union, 1947. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harrap, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1st selection. jacket is worn, torn and rubbed. edge wear on boards. book is damp marked on bottom edge. fair copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

George G. Harrap, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. The boards are a little worn and shelf rubbed.Spine faded.One previous owners inscription.EK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: Readers Union/George G. Harrap, 1947. Green cloth boards. Red lettering spine (faded). Unmarked. Autobiography covering the years 1938-1943. Black & white frontispiece.. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo.

London: Readers Union/George G. Harrap & Company, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good. Book in very good condition: No markings/writings on text. All pages are clean and intact. HARDCOVER. **WILL SHIP WITHIN 24-48 HOURS WITH TRACKING**