‘Christmas Pudding’, UK first edition with an original handwritten and signed letter

Mitford, Nancy

Published by Thornton Butterworth, 1932

  • First Edition
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  • Hardcover
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Nancy Mitford (1932) ‘Christmas Pudding‘, UK first edition, first printing, published by Thornton Butterworth. Together with an original handwritten and signed letter by Nancy Mitford. Condition of the book: A near fine book without the dust jacket. Clean throughout without any previous owner’s scribbles, no bookplates, no stamps. No foxing; internally clean. Nicely preserved cloth boards. A lovely copy which would fetch a few thousands more with the dust jacket. The letter: one sheet, two pages; written on Mitford’s stationary bearing her Versailles address. Dated 9 Sept, 1968. Written to Brian Pearce, a linguist and academic who remained friends with Mitford until her death in 1973. In very good condition with light handling wear and usual central fold to fit an envelope. Please refer to our images for content. First and Fine.

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Title
‘Christmas Pudding’, UK first edition with an original handwritten and signed letter
Author
Mitford, Nancy
Publisher
Thornton Butterworth
Publication year
1932
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Signed
Signed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition

First and Fine

Ludlow, United Kingdom

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First and Fine is run by Dr Alexander Wochnik. He is a political scientist who lives in Birmingham, UK. First and Fine grew out of a passion for collectable books. Having collected modern first editions since 2008, Alex founded and launched First and Fine in 2016. The shop specialises in modern first editions, with a strong focus on 20th century fiction, as well as in fine editions such as limited Folio Society Editions. The qualities of research, diligence and thoroughness required in academia are useful in collecting books as well, and we hope you will be satisfied with the books he has sourced for you. Many of the books offered here have been signed by their authors or artists and we take great care in making sure that the signatures are authentic. All books are sourced from a variety of reliable sources or signed by authors on our behalf at book festivals and other literary events. All books described as first editions are automatically first editions AND a first prints / printings unless specified otherwise. If you have any questions about any of our books please complete the form on our contact us page, we aim to reply to all requests within 24 hours.

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