The German Prisoner

Hanley, James

Verlag: Privately Printed by the author, London, 1930

Beschreibung

A very good copy of this signed and limited edition, limited to 500 this copy being number 81; only sold to Private Subscribers. Bound in red cloth with some minor fading, with gilt titles and teg, has a splendid woodcut frontispiece by William Roberts in the cubist style (reminiscent of Roberts tail-piece drawings in "Seven Pillars of 1926). Introductory note by Richard Aldington. An uncomfortable novella, this was published the same year as his first novel, 'Drift.' His second novel 'Boy' (1931) was prosecuted for obscenity by Bury police. T.E. Lawrence owned copy Number 59 and wrote of it; "I call this a fine thing: it is really three dimensional and excellent.but why in God's name, an Introduction by Richard Aldington?" 36pp. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 061274

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The German Prisoner

Verlag: Privately Printed by the author, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1930

Einband: Hardcover

Illustrator: Roberts, William

Zustand: Very Good

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: Limited/Numbered