A Shroud for Grandmama by Gregory Tree (1st UK Edition, File Copy) Very Rare
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A Shroud for Grandmama by Gregory Tree (1st UK Edition, File Copy) Very Rare
$200.00 USD
A Shroud for Grandmama by Gregory Tree (1st UK Edition, File Copy) Very Rare
Authors: Gregory Tree
Location: London
Publisher: Gollancz
Date: 1951
Edition: First Edition
Features: Publisher's file copy. 1951. First UK Edition. Pseudonym for John Franklin Bardin. First published by Scribner's, New York the same year, under the name Douglas Ashe. A gothic tale. Later published as "The Longstreet Legacy". Dorothy B. Hughes, in her review of this book, wrote, "...It is based on Jane Austen, ...a young lady ...forced out of her ivory tower into co-operation with a modern young man. The story turns into a Gothic tale of horror, but never horrible because of its graceful humor..." The Albuquerque Tribune. Very Rare.
Book Condition: Very Good+: A firm bright copy with mild bumping to spine ends, and sharp corners. Light even tanning to outer textblock edges. "Archive Copy" stamped to title page.
Dust Jacket Condition: Good: A surface abrasion-tear to the jacket cover at "Tree's" ending with an inch-long closed tear. Mild spine fade and dust soiling. Publisher's date "51" penned to back corner. Not price-clipped, "9/6 net" price intact on flap. Brodart protective clear cover.
Notes: From the Gollancz archives.
HCX9745-2
Authors: Gregory Tree
Location: London
Publisher: Gollancz
Date: 1951
Edition: First Edition
Features: Publisher's file copy. 1951. First UK Edition. Pseudonym for John Franklin Bardin. First published by Scribner's, New York the same year, under the name Douglas Ashe. A gothic tale. Later published as "The Longstreet Legacy". Dorothy B. Hughes, in her review of this book, wrote, "...It is based on Jane Austen, ...a young lady ...forced out of her ivory tower into co-operation with a modern young man. The story turns into a Gothic tale of horror, but never horrible because of its graceful humor..." The Albuquerque Tribune. Very Rare.
Book Condition: Very Good+: A firm bright copy with mild bumping to spine ends, and sharp corners. Light even tanning to outer textblock edges. "Archive Copy" stamped to title page.
Dust Jacket Condition: Good: A surface abrasion-tear to the jacket cover at "Tree's" ending with an inch-long closed tear. Mild spine fade and dust soiling. Publisher's date "51" penned to back corner. Not price-clipped, "9/6 net" price intact on flap. Brodart protective clear cover.
Notes: From the Gollancz archives.
HCX9745-2