signed first edition
1934 · London
by Bates, H.E.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1934. First edition. Very good plus in very good jacket.. Inscribed first printing of this fourth collection of short stories by the prolific English writer, whom Graham Green compared to Chekhov. 7.5'' x 5''. Original sage cloth. In original unclipped (7s. 6d.) cream dust jacket. 288 pages, followed by publisher's advertisements. Inscribed by Bates "with kindest wishes" on front free endpaper. Minor wear and soil to jacket, light foxing to front panel and edges of text block. Light toning to board edges, foxing to front pastedown.
(Inventory #: 53670)