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Hamish Hamilton, 1961. Dust jacket has some edgewear and a few small holes in spine. Age spotting on text block. Pages of text are clean, lightly age toned and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.***. Hard Cover. Good/Good.
The Doomsday Book (Rare Uncorrected Proof) by J. MacLaren-Ross - 1961
by J. MacLaren-Ross
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The Doomsday Book (Rare Uncorrected Proof)
by J. MacLaren-Ross
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London: Hamish Hamilton. Very Good. 1961. Uncorrected Proof. Hardcover. An exceptional rare uncorrected proof of an uncommon book. Proof is VG and showing some spotting and toning. Now kept in an archival polybag for protection. Maclaren-ross is synonymous with the bohemian world of mid-twentieth-century Soho, where he rubbed shoulders with the likes of Dylan Thomas, quentin Crisp, Aleister Crowley and more. His work is admired by writers like Evelyn Waugh, John betjeman, Graham Greene and many more. Campaigning by groups such as the Lost Club and the Sohemian Society has kept his reputation alive, and there was a resurgence of interest in his work following the 2003 publication of his biography by Paul Willet's - Fear and Loathing in Fitzrovia. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1961
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The Doomsday Book
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New York: Ivan Obolensky, Inc, 1961. Very Good -/Very Good -. New York: Ivan Obolensky, Inc., 1961. First U.S. Edition. Octavo. 182 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue and green boards stamped in black. Unclipped dust jacket edgeworn with a few minor nicks and creases; moderate to heavy foxing. Boards worn and bumped along edges and binding is sound; moderate to heavy foxing and staining to boards, edges of text block, and endpapers; interior else unmarked. A Good to Very Good copy.
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The Doomsday Book
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London: Hamish Hamilton. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth, silver gilt. First UK edition. Board flare outwards, minor scatterd foxing mostly to endpages/block edge. Unmarked, tight binding. The DJ in mylar is faintly foxed/ soiled to the rear panel. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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The Doomsday Book
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Hamlish Hamilton, 1961. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Fine Copy In Like Jacket. True First Edition. Very Rare Vintage Biblio-Mystery. Excellent Fresh Copy..
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The Doomsday Book.
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London: Hamish Hamilton,, 1961. The dedication copy First edition, first impression, the dedication copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Tony [Jacobs], from Julian (J. Maclaren-Ross), 7-4-61." The recipient is identified by another hand as Anthony Jacobs, the actor. Jacobs is mentioned in the dedication, which reads to "R. D. Smith, Anthony Jacobs, and all those who on Sound Radio, helped to bring these characters to life." Jacobs's first radio lead was in Maclaren-Ross's radio play Captain Kidd, in 1946. The year prior to this book's publication, Jacobs had also taken the lead role in Maclaren-Ross's radio play Dream Man. Octavo. Original red boards, title to spine in gilt. With dust jacket. Boards gently bowed, a few minor spots to top edge; an excellent copy in the bright jacket.
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