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Philip Larkin

9th August 1922 - 2nd December 1985

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Best known as a poet, but also author of 2 novels: Jill (1946) and A Girl in Winter (1947). Worked most of his life as a librarian, including from 1955 till his death in 1985 at the University of Hull.

Title	Date	Location	Publication
The North Ship	1945	London	Fortune Press
Jill	1946	London	Fortune Press
A Girl in Winter	1947	London	Faber
Poems	1954	London	Fantasy Press
The Less Deceived	1955	London	Marvell Press

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Larkin (Philip, poet, writer and librarian, 1922-85) 6 Autogra...

Hammer: £11,000

Larkin (Philip) All What Jazz. A Record Diary 1961-68, first edition, signe...

Hammer: £3,200

Hammer: £2,100

Larkin (Philip) The Less Deceived, first edition, first issue with &...

Hammer: £650

Larkin (Philip) A Girl in Winter. A Novel, first edition, original cloth, li...

Hammer: £600

Larkin (Philip) Aubade, number 195 of 250 copies initialed by the author, i...

Hammer: £420

Larkin (Philip) Jill, original variant red cloth, lightly rubbed, spine ligh...

Hammer: £420

Larkin (Philip) The North Ship, signed by author, original limp paper wrapp...

Hammer: £380

Larkin (Philip) The Whitsun Weddings, 1964; High Windows, 1974, first editi...

Hammer: £340

Larkin (Philip) The Whitsun Weddings, first edition, jacket spine with ligh...

Hammer: £300

Larkin (Philip) The Whitsun Weddings, 1964 § Stallworthy (Jon) The Ear...

Hammer: £280

Larkin (Philip) The Less Deceived, long playing record, number 85 of 100 co...

Hammer: £240

Larkin (Philip) The Whitsun Weddings, jacket spine slightly browned, 1964; ...

Hammer: £220

Larkin (Philip) The North Ship, first edition, original boards, dust-jacket ...

Hammer: £200

Larkin (Philip) The Whitsun Weddings, first edition, ink inscription, origi...

Hammer: £160

Larkin (Philip) The Whitsun Weddings, uncorrected proof copy, original wrapp...

Hammer: £160

Larkin (Philip) Jill, light edge spotting, remains of library labels to fron...

Hammer: £140

Larkin (Philip) High Windows, first edition, ownership signature removed fro...

Hammer: £100

Larkin (Philip) The Whitsun Wedding, light soiling to front free endpapers,...

Hammer: £85

Larkin (Philip) High Windows, endpapers browned, 1974; Lee (Laurie) Cider wi...

Hammer: £30

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