It May Never Happen - The Authors Own Retained Book with a Presentation Dedication Inscription to His Wife Who the Book is Dedicated to.

V S Pritchett SIGNED The Dedication Copy

Published by Chatto and Windus, UK, 1945

Condition: Very Good ++ Hardcover

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1st Edition 1945. The Authors Own Retained Book with a Presentation Dedication Inscription to His Wife Who the Book is Dedicated to. With the authors Bookplate to the endpaper. The wrapper is a 2nd Imp in the same format and style. A collection of short stories. Dorothy Pritchett became the ideal partner to VSP, as he was known, and as she always called him. She made a career out of looking after her husband, typing all his manuscripts, hammering away at tremendous speed on an Imperial typewriter. She worked through the second, third and fourth drafts and was the only person who could decipher VSP's notoriously spidery handwriting. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. The wrapper is very good and quite bright. Spine tips with small loss. Edges rubbed and nicked in places. Age toning. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18670. Seller Inventory # 029371

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Title: It May Never Happen - The Authors Own ...

Publisher: Chatto and Windus, UK

Publication Date: 1945

Binding: Cloth

Condition: Very Good ++

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition

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