THE GRASSHOPPERS COME

David Garnett

Verlag: Chatto & Windus, London, 1931

Beschreibung

First impression of the true first edition. With six black and white woodcuts: four full-page wood-cuts in the text and the smaller title-page and end-piece (as called for) by the illustrator Ray (Rachael) Garnett - Richard Garnett's wife.***Near fine in mock-marbled dark red and black cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and decorative gilt borders to spine. Top edge of text-block gilt, and bottom edge of text-block uncut (rough-cut, untrimmed, as called for). Contemporaneous tiny dark blue and gilt 'The Times Bookclub, 42 Wigmore Street, London W.1' label to bottom of rear pastedown. Unobtrusive tiny ink no's '6 31' unobtrusive to bottom of last page opposite rear pastedwon. No inscriptions. No foxing. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***In a very good beige and red wood-cut illustrated and bordered dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing original publisher's price of 5 shillings net. Very small chip to top edge of rear panel of dustwrapper. Spine of dustwrapper darkened. Red titles to spine slightly dulled. Tiny 2mm closed tear to top edge of front panel of dustwrapper. Head and tail of spine slightly creased and rubbed. Edges of dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and creased. Tiny loss and rubbing to corners of dustwrapper. Front and rear panels and large inner flaps of the dustwrapper bright and well-preserved. ***101 pages. 196mm x 130 mm. ***'Mr Garnett finds an original subject for his latest story in the experiences of two men and a woman engaged on a record-breaking long distance air trip. They crash, and the pilot, whose leg is injured, is left alone, with little food, in a desert place. His feelings, adventures and sufferings there are described with precision and detail, and with extraordinary insight into the mind of a man who is at once brave and commonplace. Once again Mr. Garnett displays the versatility of his talent and the charm of his narrative style.' (Quote from inside front of dustwrapper blurb). David Garnett's wife, whose woodcuts appear in some of his books including The Grasshoppers Come, was the illustrator Rachel (Ray) Marshall (1891¿1940), sister of the translator and diarist Frances Partridge. David Garnett was a member of the artistic and literary Bloomsbury group. ***First impression of the true first edition, hard to find complete in its original 1931 dustwrapper in such nice clean collectable condition. ***Of interest to collectors of David Garnett and early twentieth century literary first edition's and first editions of the Bloomsbury group, and also of the illustrations by Ray (Rachael) Garnett. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 3994

Bibliografische Details

Titel: THE GRASSHOPPERS COME

Verlag: Chatto & Windus, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1931

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Ray (Rachael) Garnett

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good

Auflage: First Edition