Lot 237
Jepson (Edgar) Memories of an Edwardian and Neo-Georgian, first edition, signed by the author and others, 1937
Hammer Price: £600
Description
Jepson (Edgar) Memories of an Edwardian and Neo-Georgian, first edition, initialled presentation inscription from the author to John Gawsworth "Modern Civilization has all the stimulation of ozone from a fried fish shop" to front free endpaper, additionally signed by Arthur Machen (below his portrait facing p. 60), M.P. Shiel (as "Matthew R[ex]" on p. 242), Frederick Carter (below his portrait of Ford Madox Ford facing p. 262) and Henry Savage (on p. 279), pencil note below each inscription and to rear pastedown in Gawsworth's hand, frontispiece working loose, plates, some scattered spotting, original cloth, some slight bumping and fraying to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, light toning and surface soiling to panels, extremities rubbed, preserve in custom folding chemise and slip-case, 8vo, 1937.
⁂ A fine presentation copy of a scarce book in its rare dust-jacket.
Description
Jepson (Edgar) Memories of an Edwardian and Neo-Georgian, first edition, initialled presentation inscription from the author to John Gawsworth "Modern Civilization has all the stimulation of ozone from a fried fish shop" to front free endpaper, additionally signed by Arthur Machen (below his portrait facing p. 60), M.P. Shiel (as "Matthew R[ex]" on p. 242), Frederick Carter (below his portrait of Ford Madox Ford facing p. 262) and Henry Savage (on p. 279), pencil note below each inscription and to rear pastedown in Gawsworth's hand, frontispiece working loose, plates, some scattered spotting, original cloth, some slight bumping and fraying to spine tips and corners, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, light toning and surface soiling to panels, extremities rubbed, preserve in custom folding chemise and slip-case, 8vo, 1937.
⁂ A fine presentation copy of a scarce book in its rare dust-jacket.
Related Lots
Back To Auction Catalogue
Newsletter Signup
Keyword Alerts
You can now save your preferences to receive emails, or create a free lite account which gives you more features.
Would you like to receive personalised keyword alerts when new catalogues go live. If so, please indicate these below
Set a password to save your keyword alerts
Passwords are a minimum of 7 characters and must include an upper case letter, a lower case letter, a number and a special character.
Newsletter