Lot 226
Burgess (Anthony) Time for a Tiger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1956.
Hammer Price: £400
Description
Burgess (Anthony) Time for a Tiger, first edition, cut presentation inscription signed from the author "To Florence - with gratitude for all she has done for my sister" laid down to front free endpaper, light spotting to first few pages, original cloth, spine lightly faded, dust-jacket, light discolouration, lower panel browned, spine faded, tips and joints expertly repaired and retouched, in effect an excellent copy, 8vo, 1956.
⁂ Burgess's beloved sister Muriel died in the flu pandemic of 1918, four days before his mother.
Description
Burgess (Anthony) Time for a Tiger, first edition, cut presentation inscription signed from the author "To Florence - with gratitude for all she has done for my sister" laid down to front free endpaper, light spotting to first few pages, original cloth, spine lightly faded, dust-jacket, light discolouration, lower panel browned, spine faded, tips and joints expertly repaired and retouched, in effect an excellent copy, 8vo, 1956.
⁂ Burgess's beloved sister Muriel died in the flu pandemic of 1918, four days before his mother.
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