Poems by Hernia Whittlebot
by Coward, Noel; Calthrop, Gladys
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Privately Printed. First edition privately published in 1923. This is a very good copy. Beige soft wrappers. There is a crease to the bottom right hand side of the upper wrapper. Author Dennis Wheatley's copy with his elaborate bookplate to the reverse of the upper wrapper. Errata slip in place on the first page. opposite the contents page Noel coward has signed without dedication along with Gladys Calthrop as Hernia Whittlebot. A satirical collection of poetry from Coward about Edith Sitwell. The feud between Coward and the Sitwells initially started over Coward satirising them in a playlet earlier in the year called 'The Swiss Family Whittlebot' and would last for years, with both sides having plenty to say about the other. This copy is particularly rare to find signed by Coward and Gladys Calthrop as Hernia Whittlebot. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. 1923.
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- Bookseller
- The Plantagenet King (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003125
- Title
- Poems by Hernia Whittlebot
- Author
- Coward, Noel; Calthrop, Gladys
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Date Published
- 1923
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- First Edition
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