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London: Jonathan Cape. This is a Very Good Copy of this Book in Publisher's green cloth with gilt title lettering to spine and lettering stamped in blind to upper cover.No Dust-jacket.This copy has NO previous inscriptions present,but there is one golliwog transfer present on the copyright page.Book has a firm binding with No hinge weakness.There is some foxing present to the fore-edge of the book.8vo 351pp First Edition 1st Impression . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1947.

London: Constable and Co Ltd. This is a Very Good Copy of this book in Publisher's original green/grey cloth.No Dust-Jacket.The book has one previous owner's date written in ink to the front endpaper.The binding remains firm with no hinge weakness.We have just acquired a large and impressive collection of books by Katherine Mansfield or about her.Despite dying young at the age of 34 Katherine Mansfield had achieved a fierce reputation as one of the most talented writers of the modern short story in English.Admired by V Woolf and from From 1910 publications in periodicals like the New Age through to the five volumes of stories published before her death.She was seen ss innovative,clever,accessible and psychologically very aware and one of the pioneers in the creation of the short story.8vo 259pp First Edition 1st Impression . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1924.

London: William Heinemann. This is a Very Good + Copy of this Book in original blue cloth with gilt title to spine and upper cover in a Very Good + Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous names or inscriptions present.There is some spotting to the fore-edge of the book.Book has a firm binding with no hinge weakness and with no leaning to spine.RARE in this condition,8vo 181pp First Edition 1st Impression . Very Good+. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1934.