Literary Criticism from Nigel Sustins Books

USA: Grolier Club of New York, 2010. First limited edition, 2009. Inscribed on the title page of vol. 1, and signed by Mary and Bruce Crawford, and Gladys Mary Coles. Two volumes in slipcase to accompany an exhibition of Mary Webb's life and work at The Grolier Club, New York and Stanford University 2010. Essays by Dr. Gladys Mary Coles,… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1954. 32 pages, including wrappers printed with drawings by Edwin Baker, bound with red silk cord (faded to brown and starting to unravel). contains 12 short descriptions of literary characters, including "The Earnest Reviewer", "The Unpublishable Novelist" and " The Publisher's Adviser". These little sketches are reprinted from Jonathan Cape's in-house journal, "Now & Then". Pencilled note… Read more about this item

USA: Hanes Foundation, Rare Book Collection/University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989. Almost very good, handling marks to the edges, some creasing to covers. 32-page stapled booklet.. First Edition. Paperback. Good.

UK: Aldeburgh Festival, 1954. Rare catalogue of an exhibition of Crabbe's works and manuscripts at the Moot Hall, Aldeburgh, during the 7th Aldeburgh Festival 1954. Reproductions of the title pages to Crabbe's books. Some spotting to pages.. Paperback. Good.

Cambridge, UK: Minority Press, 1930. Minority Pamphlet No. 4, published by Gordon Fraser at St. John's College, Cambridge. 16 pages, Good in sewn wraps. Articles on Lawrence's poetry and 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'.. Paperback. Good.

London: Longmans, Green for the British Council, 1955. 44-page booklet in wraps, frontispiece photo of Williams, bibliography by Linden Huddlestone. One of the rarer titles in the 'Writers and Their Work' series. Creasing, rubbing and browning to covers, internally good (some page corners turned over, staples rusty).. First Edition. Paperback. Good.

UK: Cambridge University Press, 1965. Uncorrected proof in brown wraps, internally good (no bibliography at rear).. Proof. Paperback. Good.

USA: The Research Center, The University of Texas, 1959. No. 280 of a limited edition of 500 catalogues produced, very good in stapled wraps.. Paperback. Very Good.

USA: Archives and Special Collections, John Davis William Library, University of Mississippi, 1992. An unnumbered copy from the limited edition of 500, inscribed and signed by Thomas Verich to title page. 32-page stapled pamphlet.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Wales: Seren [Poetry Wales], 1990. This is the less common hardback edition, first printing 1990, signed by Gladys Mary Coles to title page, a near fine copy with minimal wear to cloth, dust-wrapper very good with some rubbing and marking.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

UK: Mary Webb Society, 1995. A rare opportunity to obtain the first five journals of the Mary Webb Society, with many articles, poems, photographs and reminiscences of the author, all in stapled card covers, very good with some marks to the covers, but internally fine. Issue 1 (1995), Issue 2 (1996), Issue 3 (1997), Issue 4 (1998/9), Issue 5 (1999/2000)..… Read more about this item

London: Bradbury, Agnew and Co. Rare paperback edition, covers frayed and torn, pages generally good with annotations and marginal lines in pencil (used as a copy for review in the 'Saturday Review', June 1914). 'For [from?] the author' written in ink on the front cover above the printer's details.. First Edition. Paperback. Acceptable.

UK: SCM Press, 1943. Black cloth with some white mottling stains, wear and pushing to spine ends, dust and browning to edges, a few pages separated jaggedly at top edge, internally very good (pages evenly tanned); d/w is rubbed, with small tears and chips, frayed chips to spine ends, browning to spine, small loss to bottom of front flap and… Read more about this item

UK: Chatto, 1994 Writings on art, politics and sexuality 1969-93, signed by author on title page, cover photograph of White by Robert Mapplethorpe, a slight mark to fep, one or two dust marks to edges, otherwise a near fine copy, d/w has minor marks and creases, but is predominantly clean and bright. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very… Read more about this item