[LITERATURE]. A group of 6 SIGNED limited editions, comprising:
Sale 1335 - Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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[LITERATURE]. A group of 6 SIGNED limited editions, comprising:
HUXLEY, Aldous. Point Counter Point. London: Chatto & Windus, 1928. Number 130 of 256 copies. -- GRAHAME, Kenneth. The Golden Age. London: The Bodley Head, 1928. Number 239 of 275 copies, "Large Paper Edition". Signed by both the author and illustrator. -- HUGHES, Richard. A High Wind in Jamaica. London: Chatto & Windus, 1929. Number 71 of 150 copies. Slipcase and chemise. -- BENET, Stephen Vincent. The Devil and Daniel Webster. Weston, VT: The Countryman Press, 1937. Number 224 of 700 copies. Slipcase. -- MILLAY, Edna St. Vincent. Huntsman, What Quarry? New York: Harper & Brothers, 1939. Number 293 of 551 copies. Slipcase. -- MAUGHAM, W. Somerset. Strictly Personal. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1941. Number 64 of 515 copies. Slipcase.
Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, all 8vo, all in original bindings, ALL LIMITED EDITIONS SIGNED, some first editions, condition generally near fine.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
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