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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. 72pp. Original wraps, printed in black and pale blue; very lightly rubbed, but a very good copy of a fragile production. Eads: unlisted.

£20

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London : Michael Joseph, (1960). First edition. The third of the Larkin novels - later published in the USA as "Hark, Hark, the Lark!".
Post 8vo. (158),[ii]pp. Original green cloth, blocked and lettered on spine in gilt; faint tanning to endpapers; neat name on front free endpaper, but a very good copy in the Broom Lynne dust-jacket, just lightly rubbed and with some mild spotting on the inner surface. Eads A90a.

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London : Michael Joseph, (1961). First edition. Later published in the USA as "The Enchantress and Other Stories".
Post 8vo. (206),[ii}pp. Original red cloth, blocked and lettered on spine in gilt; very mild tanning of half-title, but a very good copy in the Charles Gorham dust-jacket, very slightly tanned and just a little nicked. Eads A91a.

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London : Michael Joseph, (1964). First edition. A collection of twelve short stories. Not published in the USA.
Post 8vo. 192pp. Original pale mauve-grey boards, blocked and lettered on spine in gilt; a very good copy in the Kenneth Farnhill dust-jacket, a little marked and slightly chipped. Eads A99.

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