Buy this book on-line JOHN BETJEMAN : Summoned by Bells. With drawings by Michael Trees. (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION)John Murray, London, 1960
The deluxe issue of the first edition, limited to 125 numbered copies signed by the author (this being #35). 8vo. 111pp. Full green morocco with gilt lettering and embossed bell decorations to the upper and lower boards. Top edge gilt. Printed on handmade paper with a tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece and a full-page photograph of the author which does not appear in the trade edition. A tiny trace of wear to the head and base of the backstrip. A virtually fine copy. No dust wrapper caller for. A superb copy of the deluxe issue of Betjeman's celebrated nine-part verse autobiography.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of JOHN BETJEMAN : Summoned by Bells. With drawings by Michael Trees. (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. JOHN BETJEMAN : Summoned by Bells. With drawings by Michael Trees. (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION)Paradine by arrangement with John Murray, London, 1977
The deluxe issue of the second edition, limited to 100 numbered copies signed by the author (this being #56) and issued on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. 8vo. 115pp. Full blue morocco, gilt lettered, ruled and decorated, with two raised bands. All edges gilt. With marbled endpapers and all of Michael Tree's illustrations here hand-coloured. The backstrip lightly sunned, else a fine copy of a very handsome production, housed in original decorated stiff card slipcase with a gilt vignette on leather. This revised edition includes the additional text 'Cricket Master / (An Incident)', plus various extras which were only previously included in the 1960 deluxe limited edition plus, a facsimile page of the draft typescript inviting comments from Tom Driberg, John Sparrow and John Murray with the author's replies.. Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of JOHN BETJEMAN : Summoned by Bells. With drawings by Michael Trees. (SIGNED LIMITED EDITION). Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, rare books, incunabula, livres illustrées and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |