Play Hours, Signed (3 results)

Trade paperback. Condition: Fine. Signed by author. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 258 p. Audience: General/trade. SIGNED BY AUTHOR! sc 173.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Paperback Printing 1981. 246 pp. SIGNED BY AUTHOR!!! With Inscription! Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Occassional pen markings on text. SIGNED BY AUTHOR!!! With Inscr.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A signed, first edition copy of an early collection of poetry by A.P. Herbert, the personal copy of British novelist Dennis Wheatley. The first edition of this collection of poetry, Play Hours with Pegasus, written by twentieth-century British humourist and politician, A.P. Herbert. Herbert is most well-known for his later works,Uncommon Law(1935),The Secret Battle (1919),The Water Gipsies (1930), and more.Early examples of poetry by Herbert, published when he was only twenty-two-years-old.Signed by Herbert to the title page.The personal copy of well-known British novelist Dennis Wheatley, noted by his bookplate to the front pastedown. Dennis Wheatley (1897-1977) is known for his thriller and occult novels, and was one of the best-selling authors from the 1930s to the 1960s. His most infamous works includeThe Devil Rides Out(1934),The Satanist (1960), and Strange Conflict (1941).A smart, signed copy of the first work by A.P. Herbert, with a fascinating and unique association. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, sound, with some light edgewear, bumping, and age-toning to the extremities. A small closed tear to the tail of the front joint, and a small ink mark to the rear of the wrap. Bookplate of Dennis Wheatley to the front pastedown. Internally, binding is slightly tender. Some pages are uncut to the top edge, and are bright and clean throughout. Very Good. signed by author. book.