Lot 201
Forster (E.M.) A Passage to India, one of 200 copies signed by the author, 1924
Hammer Price: £5,000
Description
Forster (E.M.) A Passage to India, one of 200 copies signed by the author, title printed in red and black, additional spine label tipped onto rear endpaper, very light browning to endpapers but a clean copy internally, bookplate of Rowland Burdon Muller, original cloth-backed boards, paper label to spine, very light browning to label and head of covers, light rubbing to spine tips and corners but a sharp and excellent example overall, t.e.g., others uncut, preserved in folding chemise and green morocco-backed slip-case (with dent to foot of spine), [Kirkpatrick A10a], 8vo, Edward Arnold & Co., 1924.
⁂ A lovely example of one of Forster's most acclaimed novels, winner of the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
Description
Forster (E.M.) A Passage to India, one of 200 copies signed by the author, title printed in red and black, additional spine label tipped onto rear endpaper, very light browning to endpapers but a clean copy internally, bookplate of Rowland Burdon Muller, original cloth-backed boards, paper label to spine, very light browning to label and head of covers, light rubbing to spine tips and corners but a sharp and excellent example overall, t.e.g., others uncut, preserved in folding chemise and green morocco-backed slip-case (with dent to foot of spine), [Kirkpatrick A10a], 8vo, Edward Arnold & Co., 1924.
⁂ A lovely example of one of Forster's most acclaimed novels, winner of the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize.