BORDEAUX, HENRYBiblio.com
BORDEAUX, HenryBiblio.com
Murder Party.
193194778London: Gollancz 1931. First edition first impression. Provenance: from the publisher's archive of Victor Gollancz 1893-1967 one of the revolutionary figures of 20th-century publishing. Everything about Gollancz was distinctive from his business practices - he flouted convention backed newcomers extravagantly and held unique sway over the Book Society choices - to the appearance of his books. The famous yellow jackets a collaborative design between Gollancz himself and the typographer Stanley Morison bristle with blurbs recommendations and reviews in black and magenta. Prior to its acquisition by Peter Harrington the archive was shelved together from first publication though occasionally moved from warehouse to warehouse over the decades. The copies were retained by Gollancz as "archive" or "file" copies and most are stamped in ink with rubber stamps usually on the front panel of the dust jacket the front free endpaper and the title page. Octavo. Original cloth. Complete with dust jacket. Edges mildly foxed; an excellent copy in the jacket with a short closed tear to head of spine. hardcover
Peter Harrington · Royaume-Uni675,00 £GB≈ 770,71 €
