Author: WALPOLE, Hugh; PRIESTLEY, J.B.
Title: Farthing Hall
Description: London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1929. A Collaboration.. WALPOLE, Hugh. & PRIESTLEY, J.B. Farthing Hall. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1929. First edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm.). [viii], [1]-275, [1, blank], [4 advertisements] pp. Publishers green ribbed cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A fine copy in the publisher's gray printed dust jacket, spine slightly darkened, a couple of small closed edge tears, small piece (1/8 inch) missing from top of spine. An excellent copy. The novel is a collaboration between Hugh Walpole and John Boynton Priestley. Walpole, the older novelist, writes as the young artist, while Priestley takes the character of the middle-aged academic. Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE (1884-1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. .
Keywords: PRIESTLEY, J.B. Modern Firsts
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Title: Farthing Hall
Description: London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1929. A Collaboration.. WALPOLE, Hugh. & PRIESTLEY, J.B. Farthing Hall. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1929. First edition. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5 inches; 191 x 127 mm.). [viii], [1]-275, [1, blank], [4 advertisements] pp. Publishers green ribbed cloth, spine lettered in gilt. A fine copy in the publisher's gray printed dust jacket, spine slightly darkened, a couple of small closed edge tears, small piece (1/8 inch) missing from top of spine. An excellent copy. The novel is a collaboration between Hugh Walpole and John Boynton Priestley. Walpole, the older novelist, writes as the young artist, while Priestley takes the character of the middle-aged academic. Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE (1884-1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among those who encouraged him were the authors Henry James and Arnold Bennett. John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. .
Keywords: PRIESTLEY, J.B. Modern Firsts
Price: US$ 125.00 Seller: David Brass Rare Books (ABAA/ILAB)
- Book number: 04946
- Book number: 04946
See more books from our catalog: English Literature