Mrs Fisher.: Or the Future of Humour.
by GRAVES, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd; E. P. Dutton & Co., New York,, 1928. First edition, first impression; from the To-day and To-morrow series. Inscribed by Robert Graves on the front free endpaper, "Damn and blast, said Lars Porsenna! Robert Graves, 1957". This inscription references the opening lines of Macaulay's poem Horatius at the Bridge ("Lars Porsena of Clusium, / By the Nine Gods he swore..."), and to Graves's own sister-book in the To-day and To-morrow series, Lars Porsena, or the Future of Swearing (1927). Duodecimo. Original dark purple boards, white paper title label printed in black to both spine and front board. With dust jacket. With 24 pages of publisher's advertisements at the rear. Extremities lightly rubbed, partial toning to endpapers; a very good copy in the scarce jacket, faintly soiled with chips and tears.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 84023
- Title
- Mrs Fisher.
- Author
- GRAVES, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd; E. P. Dutton & Co., New York,
- Date Published
- 1928
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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