Description
Peter Harrington, London, Catalogue 111 [Published Date: 2015]. Soft cover, 77 pp.
Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997
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Condition & notes
In very good condition. Original glossy pictorial wrappers featuring an illustration from Thomas More's Utopia, printed in green and white. Light bumping to edges and light overall scuffing. Features fifty exceptional rare books and manuscripts, showcasing some of the most significant works in literary and historical history. Includes detailed descriptions, provenance, bibliographic details and asking price for each featured item. Highlights include Winston Churchill's Blood, Sweat and Tears, signed by Churchill and over 50 notable figures from WWII; a first edition of Karl Marx's Das Kapital, bound for the Hamburger Borsen-Clubb; and a highly sought-after signed first edition of James Joyce's Ulysses, one of only 100 copies printed on Dutch handmade paper. Additional highlights include a first edition of Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, inscribed by the author's mother, and a presentation copy of Ernest Hemingway's Winner Take Nothing, with dual inscriptions to Martha Gellhorn.