Buy this book on-line S.P.B.MAIS. (Henry Williamson interest) : Orange Street. A novelGrant Richards Ltd., London, 1926
First Edition (first printing). 8vo. 406pp. Orange cloth lettered in black at the spine and upper board with a double blind border and an ornate black-stamped rule. Publisher's disclaimer slip tipped to the head of the first text leaf, as issued. Backstrip ends gently bruised and the free endpapers lightly spotted. A very good copy of the author's uncommon fourth novel. No dust wrapper. Mais' novel includes a thinly-veiled portrait of his old friend Henry Williamson, who appears as 'Brian Stucley', a poet living in North Devon and shares characteristics not dissimilar from some that Williamson's friends found so lamentable in himself. Nearly a decade later Williamson responded in kind, depicting Mais as 'Masterson Funicular Hengist Zeale' ("the only man in England who, having written nearly a hundred books, still has an adolescent enthusiasm for literature") in his 1935 novel 'Devon Holiday': an altogether less unkind portrait.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: No Jacket 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 S.P.B.MAIS. (Henry Williamson interest) : Orange Street. A novel. 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 out-of-print books, incunabula, used books, collectables and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |