Search Results: Titles starting with G from Roz Hulse

Empsom., William. The Gathering Storm. Faber and Faber, 1940. 1st Edition, 8vo. Hardcover. Blue cloth glt titles to spine. Pp71. Dustwrapper lacks spine and some loss to front and edges, unclipped. Neat ownership mark on front free endpaper of Edgell Rickward. This book is from the library of Arnold Rattenbury and inside the book is a lose handwritten note to Edgell from Silvia Townsend Warner, dated 7:viii:1973, sending him a copy of a book by her partner Valentine Ackland. There is also another anotated typed paper about Arnold Rattenbury for dust jacket notes for a book of 1996. A scarce book with an interesting connectioons and provenance.

Crane, Stephen, George’s Mother. London and new York, Edward Arnold, 1896, Small 8vo 120mm x 180mm. Blue cloth with Light grey titles to front and spine. Pp185, pp6 publishers adverts. Binding a little shelf worn and bumped, all pages a little age toned to edges, otherwise bright and clean throughout. Published in the year he met his lifelong partner Cora Taylor this work is an example of Crane’s use of realism to expose social ills. Much comment had been made to this work and that of the life of his mother and brother. A good book from this writer who was to die some 4 years later at 28 years of age.

Croft. Andy. Ghost Writer. Five Leaves Publications, nottingham. 2008, 1st Edition. 8vo. Card Covers illustrated by the cartoonist Martin Rowson. PP 83. In tight, bright and clean condition throughout. Inscribed on title page by author. "For Sim with love/+ remembering Arnold. This book is from the Rattenbury Library. An attractive book with an interesting provenance.

Chambers, Franklin and Tucker.  Gogmagog. Colin Morris and the Gogmagog Press. Private Libraries Association. 1991. Limited Edition 1650 copies of which 500 for sale. Pp184 Tall 8vo 170mm x 280mm.  Bright orange and black striped cloth boards, black title to spine, black endpapers. An attractive book with both bibliographic details of Colin Morris and the development of the Press. Colour and black and white illustrations are included with many poems. In excellent order throughout.