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H.E.BATES.. The Last Bread. A play in one act.. The Labour Publishing Company Ltd, London, 1926.

Price: US$45.51 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition (first printing) of Bates' first published work, preceding his first novel by several months. 18pp. Cotton-bound card wrappers with several short tears and three or four small areas of loss from edges. Two-inch tear to dedication leaf. A nice bright copy of quite a fragile production. [A light item, UK postage will be reduced].

Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom

Bates, H.E.. The Last Bread: A Play in One Act. Labour Publishing Company, London, 1926.

Price: US$49.41 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Authors' first book - in excellent condition.

Seller: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, United Kingdom

H.E. Bates. The Last Bread: A Play in One Act. Labour Publishing Company Limited, London, 1926.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: London: Labour Publishing Company Limited, 1926. First Edition. 12mo (18.5cm.); publisher's decorative tan staple bound wrappers; vii,[1],18pp. A hint of shelf wear, else Fine. The author's first book, a short play inspired by the ongoing miners' strikes in the country. As the introduction warns, "This is admittedly a grim little play, but not, I think, grimmer than reality."

Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.

H.E. Bates. The Last Bread. Labour Publishing, 1926.

Price: US$58.51 + shipping

Condition: Poor

Description: Covers loose from book, small tears to edges. Light tanning throughout.

Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom

Bates, H. E.. The Last Bread: a Play in One Act. The Labour Publishing Company Limited, London, 1926.

Price: US$58.51 + shipping

Condition: Poor

Description: 18pp. Covers detached but extant. Loss and splitting to covers. Pp good. Size: 12mo

Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom

BATES, H. E. The last bread a play in one act. The Labour Publishing Company Limited London, 1926.

Price: US$78.01 + shipping

Description: 1st edition, signed by Bates on dedication page. Scattered foxing. 18pp paperback bound with string. Protected in removable plastic cover. Used - Good. Good SIGNED paperback

Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom

H. E. Bates. The Last Bread: A Play in One Act. The Labour Publishing Company Ltd, London, 1926.

Price: US$84.51 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: A first edition, first impression of Bates's first printed publication, his short play The Last Bread. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original paper wraps. Herbert Ernest Bates (1905-1974), better known as H. E. Bates, was best known for his works The Darling Buds of May and My Uncle Silas. This short play is his first published work, preceding his first novel by several months. Its subject matter was inspired by the ongoing miners' strikes in the country. It is unknown how many copies of this work were printed, but as this is the only edition, it is becoming an uncommon find. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally smart, though age toned, with small losses to the spine of the wrap. Nonetheless, sewing remains firm and the work is firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

H E Bates SIGNED. The Last Bread. Labour Publishing Company, UK, 1926.

Price: US$85.81 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: 1st Edition 1926 Signed by the author to the title page. Bates first book. Book is good and bright. Spine reinfored and slight loss with archival paper. Large loss to rear cover and minor to corners. Contents good. More images can be taken upon request. Ref 14150 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Lasting Words Ltd, Northampton, UK, United Kingdom

Bates [H E]. THE LAST BREAD - A PLAY IN ONE ACT. The Labour Publishing Company Ltd, London, 1926.

Price: US$97.51 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: vii, 18pp, light foxing, pencil price of £225, two faint tape marks to rear endpaper, original paper wrappers with adverts inside covers, covered in protective cellophane. The second published work of H E Bates. "My angry young man broadside." Eades A 2 Size: 7.25 x 5 Inches

Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom

Bates, H.E.. The Last Bread A Play in One Act. The Labour Publishing Company Limited, London, 1926.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: paperback, 18 pages. SIGNED by Bates on the title page. Light scattered foxing through out text, else a very good copy with clean text and sound binding which is bound in stitched wrappers.

Seller: Books Again, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.

BATES, H.E.. The Last Bread. A Play in One Act. Labour Publishing Company, London, 1926.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. 12mo. String-tied printed self-wrappers. Very good with chips, tears, and toning. Bates's first book.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

BATES, H. E.. The Last Bread. A Play in One Act by.. The Labour Publishing Company Limited London, 1926.

Price: US$104.01 + shipping

Description: First edition. Slim paperback. 18pp. Covers slightly browned with age spots to endpapers and slight creasing to lower corner o/w a very nice copy. VG+. Related ephemera and newspaper cutting included.

Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom

BATES H. E.. The Last Bread. A Play in One Act. Labour Publishing Company, London, 1926.

Price: US$110.51 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Spine split, otherwise very good. The author's first book

Seller: Tindley and Everett, ABA, London, United Kingdom

BATES, H. E.. The Last Bread. A Play in One Act by.. The Labour Publishing Company Limited London, 1926.

Price: US$110.51 + shipping

Description: First edition. Slim paperback. 18pp. Covers slightly browned o/w Nr. fine.

Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom

BATES, H.E.. The Last Bread. A Play in One Act. Labour Publishing Company, London, 1926.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. 12mo. String-tied printed self-wrappers. Fine. The author's first book.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

BATES H. E.. The Last Bread. A Play in One Act. THE AUTHOR'S FIRST PRINTED WORK. Labour Publishing Company, [1926], 1926.

Price: US$176.82 + shipping

Description: Sm. 8vo., Sole Edition; original printed wrappers, sewed as issued, covers very lightly browned as often else a very good, clean copy. THE AUTHOR'S FIRST PRINTED WORK, following his unpublished play 'Loyalty' broadcast earlier in the same year. SCARCE. Eads, A2

Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom

BATES, H.E.. THE LAST BREAD. , 1926.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: BATES, H.E. THE LAST BREAD. A Play In One Act. London: The Labour Publishing Co., [1926]. 12mo., sewn printed wraps. First Edition. [Eads A2]. Author's first book. The number of copies printed is unknown. Signed by Bates on the title page. While unsigned copies appear on the market with some frequency (and are usually priced at about $200 to $250), signed copies are uncommon. Very Good. $250.00.

Seller: Antic Hay Books, Asbury Park, NJ, U.S.A.

BATES, H.E.. The Last Bread. A Play in One Act. Labour Publishing Company, London, 1926.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. 12mo. String-tied printed self-wrappers. Slight split at the top of the spine, else about fine. Bates's first book. Signed by the author on the dedication page.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.