P.E.N. The Early Years 1921-1926
by Watts, Marjorie
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
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About This Item
London: Archive Press, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Foreword by V.S. Pritchett, being a fine and fetching account of the early years of the P.E.N. Awards for literary excellence. Bound simply in red cloth. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, price-clipped. Penned by the First Secretary of P.E.N., who was the daughter of the founder, C. Dawson Scott. Karel Capek and Bernard Shaw, Anatole France and John Galsworthy and Ernst Toller. Illustrated with a manuscript facsimile and four black-and-white photographs, including one fold-out example of the Dinner in 1923, and with key to all depicted. 52 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 351441
- Title
- P.E.N. The Early Years 1921-1926
- Author
- Watts, Marjorie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Archive Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- P.E.N. Awards literature Marjorie Watts|V.S. Pritchett
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