Closed All Night
London, Guy Chapman, 1924.
Quarto, 222 pages.
Gilt-pictorial cloth, all edges uncut; cloth lightly flecked, with two short scratchs to the rear cover; protruding uncut leading and bottom edges tanned; first and last pages offset; an excellent copy.
One of only 275 numbered copies signed by the author. Offered together with a copy of the 1925 first trade edition, which has textual changes from the first limited edition ('The Night at Pudney' has a new conclusion by the author). Pictorial cloth with two tiny abrasions to the front leading edge; flyleaves offset; minor signs of use and age; a very good copy with the contemporary ownership signature of Hedley Ralph Marston (1900-1965), an eminent Australian biochemist who 'had a complex personality. He was widely read, a polished writer and quick-witted; his lectures were replete with Churchillian prose; and he was wonderful company at social events. Yet ... ' (the entire entry in the 'Australian Dictionay of Biography' is worth reading). [2 items].
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