THEY MADE THEIR NAME,

hardback in dustjacket, brown boards, both in very good condition, no owners signature, dustjacket almost fine slight rubbing, 627pp. Four early novels published by Blond now in one book to mark ten years of publishing. Before each book a new introduction by the publisher giving a fascinating insight to the history of the book and other titles by the authors. In this anthology: Simon Raven - The Feathers of Death [ Young's no 3212*], Jennifer Dawson - The Ha-Ha, David Benedictus - The Fourth of June [ Young's no 243*], Alan Williams - Barbouze. A must have book for the gay collector as it contains two important gay novels by two different authors in an anthology not specifically aimed at a gay market. Further both SIGNED BY AUTHORS ON INDIVIDUAL TITLE PAGES: Raven simply with his signature and Benedictus with his name and R.J.N.P. ( 1951-1956). Neither of the other novels are gay, though Dawson does have one entry in Young's. ISBN:0218513070.