Lot 127
Ford (Ford Madox) A Man Could Stand Up, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author to Margaret Cole, Duckworth, 1926.
Hammer Price: £2,400
Description
Ford (Ford Madox) A Man Could Stand Up, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Mop, Ford M. F. 17th Sept. MCMXXVI" to endpaper, original cloth, very light sunning to spine, minor rubbing and bumping to tips of spine and corners, dust-jacket, a few short closed tears to head with some accompanying creasing, small nick to foot of lower joint, some light surface soiling, an excellent example, 8vo, Duckworth, 1926.
⁂ The final volume in the Tietjens tetralogy with a superb association, inscribed to the partial inspiration for the heroine of the novels, Valentine Wannop.
Mop was the nickname of Margaret Cole (née Postgate, 1893-1980), a socialist politician, writer and poet. Ford was friendly with her and her husband G. D. H. Cole and combined aspects of her and Elizabeth Bowen to create his most enduring female character , Valentine Wannop.
Description
Ford (Ford Madox) A Man Could Stand Up, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author "To Mop, Ford M. F. 17th Sept. MCMXXVI" to endpaper, original cloth, very light sunning to spine, minor rubbing and bumping to tips of spine and corners, dust-jacket, a few short closed tears to head with some accompanying creasing, small nick to foot of lower joint, some light surface soiling, an excellent example, 8vo, Duckworth, 1926.
⁂ The final volume in the Tietjens tetralogy with a superb association, inscribed to the partial inspiration for the heroine of the novels, Valentine Wannop.
Mop was the nickname of Margaret Cole (née Postgate, 1893-1980), a socialist politician, writer and poet. Ford was friendly with her and her husband G. D. H. Cole and combined aspects of her and Elizabeth Bowen to create his most enduring female character , Valentine Wannop.
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