Portrait Of A Young Girl by Smith Pauline & Blake Brain

Hutchinson of London, London, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Black coloured boards with gilt gilt coloured titles to the spine. Plain text dustwrapper, with white and pink coloured background with pink and black coloured titles to the front panel and spine. In April 1963 there was broadcast a programme called "Portrait of a Young Girl". That young girl was Pauline Smith and this book is an extension and more in-depth of this particular young woman's thoughts. Rubbing of the back strip corners and to the book corners. Some bumping to the corners. Age toning of the textblock edges and pages and the end pages have offset tanning. Rubbing of the dustwrapper edges and panels and the laminate of the dustwrapper has become a little creased, manufacturing fault, to both the front and rear panels. Sunning of the dustwrapper. Grubby marks to the back strip. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [8], 9 -… Read More

GB: Hutchinson, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardback. VG/VG- DW.

Hutchinson of London, London - first edition 1965 hardcover, 5¾" x 8½", with dust jacket GOOD book in GOOD unclipped dust jacket This is a recorded book, spoken to Brian Blake's own tape recorder during many meetings, transcribed and edited, but not fundamentaly altered. It is authentic. How true is Pauline's story? Well, it is her story, based on her memory and her opinions - this is important and Brian Blake has not judged her opinions and impressions. They are hers alone.The eyes are hers, the voice is hers, the emotions are hers. Material used in unscripted 1963 radio broadcast.

London: Hutchinson, 1965. First edition. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. Hutchinson, London, 1965. First edition. Book condition: very good. Minor shelf wear only. Very faint tanning to endpapers. Previous owner's name in pencil to ffep. Some very slight spotting to text block edges. Dust jacket: very good. Unclipped and with just a little edge wear. Based on an unscripted broadcast "Portrait of a Young Girl" first broadcast in April 1963. Brian Blake first met Pauline Smith in 1962. They became friends and her story moved him so much that they planned the broadcast and it turned out to be a remarkable event. This book is based on many meetings between Brian Blake & Pauline Smith, these were tape-recorded, transcribed and edited but fundamentally unaltered. It is authentic.