The German Prisoner
by Hanley, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Privately Printed by the author, 1930. Book. Illus. by Roberts, William. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Limited/Numbered. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A very good copy of this signed and limited edition, limited to 500 this copy being number 81; only sold to Private Subscribers. Bound in red cloth with some minor fading, with gilt titles and teg, has a splendid woodcut frontispiece by William Roberts in the cubist style (reminiscent of Roberts tail-piece drawings in "Seven Pillars of 1926). Introductory note by Richard Aldington. An uncomfortable novella, this was published the same year as his first novel, 'Drift.' His second novel 'Boy' (1931) was prosecuted for obscenity by Bury police. T.E. Lawrence owned copy Number 59 and wrote of it; "I call this a fine thing: it is really three dimensional and excellent.....but why in God's name, an Introduction by Richard Aldington?" 36pp.
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- Bookseller
- Rickaro Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 061274
- Title
- The German Prisoner
- Author
- Hanley, James
- Illustrator
- Roberts, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Limited/Numbered
- Publisher
- Privately Printed by the author
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Hanley World War I Military TE Lawrence WW1 Short Story Aldington William Roberts Art Artists Wood Engraving
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction and Poetry; T E Lawrence; Military and Military History;
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Rickaro Books Ltd
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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At Rickaro Books, we have over 30 years experience in bookselling and customer care. We specialise in T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) but also carry a wide range of other titles across the fields of military, local history and first edition fiction. if you are seeking for a particular title, we are happy to assist and are always interested in purchasing good, collectable books.
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