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BENTLEY, Edmund Clerihew (1875-1956). Trent's Last Case. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, [1913]. 8° (183 x 121mm). Coloured frontispiece. Original blue publisher's cloth, spine lettered in gilt (head and tail of spine a little bumped), cloth box with morocco lettering-pieces. Provenance: ELLERY QUEEN'S COPY, SIGNED ON ENDPAPER: "BARNABY ROSS" "ELLERY QUEEN".
JAMES, P.D. (B. 1920). Autograph draft and working notes for her novel Original Sin. Folio, 3 A4 ruled notepads, c. 250 pages, in ball-point pen, each pad with paper label on front cover inscribed by her "Original Sin -- P.D. James pt of original ms -- holograph", one pad dated 18/12/93 on first page of text, another inscribed with her monogram within a shield on front cover of pad.
With 20 other works, including 5 other P.D. James novels ALL SIGNED by her, and Anthony Berkeley's The Poisoned Chocolates Case (New York, 1929, first American edition), John Buchan The Island of Sheep (London, 1936), and Len Deighton Funeral in Berlin (London, 1964, PRESENTATION COPY). (21)
JAMES, P.D. (B. 1920). Autograph draft and working notes for her novel Original Sin. Folio, 3 A4 ruled notepads, c. 250 pages, in ball-point pen, each pad with paper label on front cover inscribed by her "Original Sin -- P.D. James pt of original ms -- holograph", one pad dated 18/12/93 on first page of text, another inscribed with her monogram within a shield on front cover of pad.
With 20 other works, including 5 other P.D. James novels ALL SIGNED by her, and Anthony Berkeley's The Poisoned Chocolates Case (New York, 1929, first American edition), John Buchan The Island of Sheep (London, 1936), and Len Deighton Funeral in Berlin (London, 1964, PRESENTATION COPY). (21)
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Please note there are 24 books in this lot and not 21 as stated in the catalogue.