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London : White Owl Press, 1932. First edition. A presentation copy, inscribed and signed to F. G. Robinson by H. E. Bates. "Phoebe Bonner stood watching the sunset over the roofs of London. She was frying, at the same time, a kipper ...".
Demy 8vo. [viii],42,[vi]pp. Original beige canvas-backed brown boards, lettered up spine in brown; edges spotted, but a very good, bright and sound copy in the original dust-jacket - a bold design in black and yellow - just a little used, faintly creased and slightly nicked. Eads A15.

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London : Jonathan Cape, (1935). First edition : [one of 2,000 copies]. "Mr. Bates is supreme among English short-story writers; and the work of most authors beside his appears shoddy, trivial or emotional" (from Graham Greene's 1935 Spectator review).
Crown 8vo. (286),[ii],[8]pp. Original white, yellow and blue weave canvas, blocked and lettered in blue; a few slight spots, but an excellent copy in the original dust-jacket - a design in black and yellow on white - also very good indeed, save a hint of creasing and two short nicks. Eads A25.

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London : Jonathan Cape, (1944). First edition. French translations of H. E. Bates' "The Greatest People in the World" collection of "Flying Officer X" stories.
Crown 8vo (19cm). 72pp. Original wrappers, printed in black and pale blue; very lightly rubbed and slightly worn, but a very good copy of a fragile production. Eads: unlisted.

£15

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London : Michael Joseph, (1959). First edition. The second of the Larkin novels.
Post 8vo (21cm). (160)pp. Original blue cloth, blocked and lettered across spine in gilt; a very good copy in the Broom Lynne dust-jacket, just lightly used. Eads A87a.

£40

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London : Michael Joseph, (1970). First edition. The fifth and last of the Larkin novels. Not published in the USA.
Post 8vo (21cm). (216)pp. Original light green boards, blocked and lettered in gilt across spine; a few faint signs of age and use, but very good copy in the Oliver Elms dust-jacket, just faintly rubbed at extremities. Eads A108.

£25

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