Wilkie Collins; a Critical and Biographical Study (FIRST EDITION?, LIMITED EDITION 101/1000

Dorothy L. Sayers; E. R. Gregory [Editor]

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This book says, opposite the title page, "Previously Published by / The Friends of the University of Toledo Libraries / Noel Stock / Ezra Pound's Pennsylvania / (1976). There is no evidence of this previous publication either in the World Catalog or in internet searches.  Thus we believe this to be the first edition of the book.This book is edited from the Manuscript at the Humanities Research Center, Austin, Texas. CONDITION: The binding of this book is unusual. It is a soft cover book but both front and back covers have an inward fold which acts like the flap of a dust wrapper except the inner part is nearly as large as the cover. The front inner fold has a full sized picture of Wilkie in childhood. The front cover has a hole two inches in diameter allowing the face of the Wilkie picture to be seen from a look at the front cover.  The front cover is otherwise white with black text for author and title. 120 pp. The book has a limited edition of 1,000 of which this is 101.This copy is in beautifully fine condition because it has remained in the original mailing envelope from the friends of the University of Toledo Libraries. The envelope is in "good" condition which in the strange parlance of the antiquarian book world means "not very good." The envelope is mildly tattered and somewhat browned. Nonetheless the envelope still holds the book and continues to protect is fine condition. It is difficult to write a summary paragraph about Sayers. She is most famous for her detective novels featuring Lord Peter Wimsey as the detective. Early in her career she worked for an advertising agency writing promotional material. Later in life she did not just write detective novels, she wrote plays, essays, theology and poetry. Late in life, after influence from Charles Williams, she translated Dante's Inferno. She and C. S. Lewis had a fine friendship which was full of mutual respect. It is not just the quality of her writing that makes her stand out, it is the quality of her thinking. The Dorothy L. Sayers Society keeps alive her memory and encourages superior scholarship. Full refund if not satisfied. Shelley and Son Books specializes in C.S.Lewis, J.R.R.Tolkien & the Inklings. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 064198

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Titel: Wilkie Collins; a Critical and Biographical ...
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Fine
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
Auflage: LIMITED EDITION 101/10000.