I Play as I Please
by Lyttelton, Humphrey
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Leicester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: MacGibbon & Kee, 1954. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Publisher's red boards with gilt lettering to the spine. SIGNED & INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TOGETHER WITH A CARTOON. The Memoirs of an Old Etonian Trumpeter. A VG+ copy (just a little dustiness to the top edge and a few spots); tipped-in errata slip still present in a VG+ unclipped D/W (lightly age-toned, light soiling to lower panel and a small, closed hole halfway down the rear hinge where it's taken a knock at some point). 1st edition from 1954 that even unsigned seems to be hard to find in collectable condition. There is an undated, but probably contemporary inscription to the FFEP from the author, jazz trumpeter and band leader Humphrey 'Humph' Lyttelton, who also hosted Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue for 35 years. Nice but what makes this copy stand out is the addition, at a later date and dedicated, I presume, to subsequent owners of the book, of a signed cartoon to the half title. Lyttelton was also a cartoonist. A rare title with these attributes (even un-signed copies are uncommon in collectable condition). Photographs/scans available upon request.
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Details
- Bookseller
- James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355490720420
- Title
- I Play as I Please
- Author
- Lyttelton, Humphrey
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- MacGibbon & Kee
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
Terms of Sale
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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About the Seller
James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
Biblio member since 2006
Leicester
About James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
James M Pickard (Rare Books) is proud to be a full member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB) and The Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA).
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Errata
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
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- Jacket
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