Lot 513
Banned book.- Smith (Wallace) Bessie Cotter, first English edition, 1935.
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Banned book.- Smith (Wallace) Bessie Cotter, first English edition, scattered spotting to endpapers, pencil inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth, extremities a little rubbed, dust-jacket by Youngman Carter, minor rubbing and chipping to spine ends and corners, 2 short closed tears to foot of upper panel, light rubbing to extremities, still an excellent example of a rare jacket, 8vo, 1935.
⁂ Wallace Smith's novel about the life of a prostitute on the streets of Chicago was deemed indecent by the UK censor, leading to its withdrawal and a fine for the publisher. Copies of this edition are therefore rare, especially so in the wonderfully atmospheric Carter dust-jacket.
Description
Banned book.- Smith (Wallace) Bessie Cotter, first English edition, scattered spotting to endpapers, pencil inscription to front free endpaper, original cloth, extremities a little rubbed, dust-jacket by Youngman Carter, minor rubbing and chipping to spine ends and corners, 2 short closed tears to foot of upper panel, light rubbing to extremities, still an excellent example of a rare jacket, 8vo, 1935.
⁂ Wallace Smith's novel about the life of a prostitute on the streets of Chicago was deemed indecent by the UK censor, leading to its withdrawal and a fine for the publisher. Copies of this edition are therefore rare, especially so in the wonderfully atmospheric Carter dust-jacket.
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