Patchwork by Napper Dean Paul (2 results)
Language: English
Published by The Favil Press, London 1929
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: AJ Scruffles, Leigh On Sea, United KingdomAJ Scruffles
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Collection of verse by bright young thing Sir Brian Kenneth "Napper" Dean Paul, 6th Baronet Paul of Rodborough. A controversial, dissolute figure who was frequently in trouble with the law. Quarter cloth with hedonistic illustration to cover. b/w illustrations within. Inscribed by Paul to… the artist Gladys Calthorp and dated may 15 1932. Large 8vo. Toning and marking to cover. Rubbing to edges. Mark and damage from paperclip to first couple of leaves. Light toning to front matter. Mild off-setting to illustrations. Contents otherwise clean and tight. Good overall. Inscribed by Author(s).
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Napper Dean Paul ,Sir Brian Kenneth "Napper" Dean Paul, 6th Baronet Paul of Rodborough (19041972)
Published by Favil Press, London 1929 1929
- First Edition
Seller: Holybourne Rare Books ABA ILAB, Alton, United KingdomHolybourne Rare Books ABA ILAB
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Add to basketFirst edition, 39pp b/w illust, handmade paper, Some overall wear and discolouration, some offsetting to endpapers, light foxing, otherwise the textblock is clean, bright and tight. 'Napper' Dean Paul,got his nickname from his habit of falling asleep in doorways due to a serious drug addiction; was a member of the "Bright Young…Things" social scene, together with his sister Brenda Dean Paul. In the 1950s he was friends with the painter Lucian Freud, who took his portrait in 1954. Worldcat lists only 1 copy in Trinity Dublin. Rare 14831.
