Francis Brett Young. A Biography
by Brett Young, Jessica
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(London: Heinemann, 1962). 8vo; original tan cloth, lettered in white on spine; no dustwrapper (but upper flap mounted to front pastedown); pp. 360, incl. index; plates. Top edges of boards a little stippled; some foxing and spotting to edges, occasional fox spot elsewhere. Good condition. "Mrs Brett Young's biography of her husband is based primarily upon his very readable letters and, of course, upon her own memories. Although she tells for the first time the full story of the struggling young medical student who became a best-selling novelist, lovers of Francis Brett Young's work will find many reminders of his ever-popular books in the incidents and scenes she recalls.
Francis Brett Young's friends included many of the most famous literary names of the recent past and the present day. He helped D. H. Lawrence to find the house in Sicily in which The Lost Girl was written, and Mrs Brett Young includes letters and comments from Hugh Walpole, Edward Marsh, C. P. Snow and St John Ervine, among others. Less expected aspects of his life are his part in the German East African campaign with General Smuts, and his later great drive across Africa." .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13455
- Title
- Francis Brett Young. A Biography
- Author
- Brett Young, Jessica
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (London: Heinemann, 1962)
- Keywords
- Literary Biographies Books about Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books about books;
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Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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About the Seller
Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
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Port Elizabeth
About Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA
Christison Rare Books operates as a mail order business, based in Port Elizabeth. We are members of IOBA and SABDA. Whereas we stock thousands of books on a wide variety of subjects, our focus has always been on SE Africa - its peoples, wildlife and history. The store is managed by Lindsay Christison. Although we do not run an open book shop, prospective customers who would like to examine items described in our on-line list of stock are welcome to make an appointment.
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