THE GORSE BLOOMS PALE by DAVIN, DAN

London & Brussels: Nicholson & Watson. Good with no dust jacket. 1947. Hardcover. Spine has cracked at front endpaper. ; Inscribed by author on front endpaper. .

Hardback. New.

London: Nicholson and Watson, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Some tanning and foxing to the prelims and closed page edges.

London: Nicholson & Watson. Fair with No dust jacket as issued. (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. Bruising to tale of spine and lower corners of front board. 12mm white stain to middle of spine. Binding weak. Hinges broken with spine mull visible at gutters. Lacking front free endpaper. Ex libris bookplate on front pastedown endpaper, Paul Aubin. Moderate foxing, quite heavy to margins of endpapers and to top page edges. Small 3mm hole to blank margin of first few leaves. Lacking the dust-jacket. ; 216 pages. Orange cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 183 x 118mm. New Zealand author. A collection of short stories. ""Good-bye, Mum," said Mick from the door." - the opening sentence of "The Apostate". .

Published by Nicholson & Watson, 1947. Hard Cover, First Edition. Condition: Near Very Good. Ex library with usual markings. Boards and interior very clean. No Jacket. .

London: Nicholson & Watson, 1947. Book measures 19x12.5.cm. 216pp. Bound in original publishers orange cloth, with title lettering. Outer top page edges dust marked. Binding in good clean firm condition. Dust jacket chipped, with loss, creased, age marked. Jacket in good condition. Internally, pages clean. A good solid copy. . First Edition.. Cloth. Near Very Good/Good Plus. 8vo.

London: Nicholson & Watson. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. Some foxing. 25mm and shorter tears to dust-jacket. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; This copy inscribed by the author on the front endpaper, signed "Dan". The inscription is "To Mike / from Dan / (too late for the wedding / but I hope you'll forgive that / & enjoy it all the same) / 30 Dec 47". 216 pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 183 x 118mm. Mauve dust-jacket variant with small yellow gorse illustrations on spine and front panel. (This title was also issued in a dust-jacket with a full colour illustration across the spine and front panel of a man with a rifle standing behind a tree. Both dust-jacket variants have the same text on the front and rear flaps and the rear panel, and they are both priced "8'6 net".) New Zealand author. The author's third book. A collection of short stories.… Read More

nicholson & watson london 1947. first edition [fromt eh collection of Dennis McEldowney] 216pp VERY GOOD+ (orange cloth,v.sl.wear to extrems.,dealer's label to front pastedown,owner's sign.to ffep,prelims.and content edges mod.foxed) in VERY GOOD dustwrapper (mod.rubbed and soiled,mod.wear and chipping to extrems.w.some small losses,some internal tape repairs) scarce with dustwrapper