A Collection of First Edition Volumes by Beryl Bainbridge

Beryl Bainbridge

Published by Duckworth 1984-1996, London, 1984

About this Item

Four very smart first edition volumes from English writer, Beryl Bainbridge. Four volumes. First edition. Written by Dame Beryl Bainbridge, an English writer known for her works of psychological fiction, who won the Whitbread Awards prize for best novel in 1977 and 1996, and was nominated five times for the Booker Prize. This set includes: English Journey, or The Road to Milton Keynes, 1984. Following in the footsteps of J. B. Priestley and his work 'English Journey', this is the diary kept by Bainbridge during the making of a documentary on her journey across England. Mum and Mr. Armitage, 1985. A collection of short stories ranging from cricket talk and infidelity to a sad loss of life in a Liverpool hotel. Filthy Lucre, or The Tragedy of Ernest Ledwhistle and Richard Soleway, 1986. A young man dies thinking he has been cheated out of his rightful inheritance. But with his last breath he persuades his friend Richard Soleway to impersonate him and wreak vengeance on the Ledwhistle family who have wronged him. Every Man For Himself, 1996. Recapturing the four crucial days on board before the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic, told by Morgan, the young nephew of the owner of the shipping line. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. Seller Inventory # 885T23

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Collection of First Edition Volumes by ...

Publisher: Duckworth 1984-1996, London

Publication Date: 1984

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book