Bates, H.E.. Seven Tales and Alexander. Scholartis Press, London, 1929, 1st Edn., 1929.

Price: US$45.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: G/NO DJ, 8vo.,167 pgs. 1/1000 copies, signed with fountain pen by Bates on center of frontis. 1/2 cloth and paper cov. bds., spine is quite darkened and with gutter of front board beginning to split in two places. Sunning has somewhat darkened upper 2 inches of front and back boards. Printed on laid paper, beginning to lightly tone at edges. Former owner's initials and date upper left FFEP.First and last prelims are quit toned but rest of interior is very clean. A good only copy but a bargain for a signed copy.

Seller: Albion Books, Irvine, CA, U.S.A.

BATES, H. E.. Seven Tales and Alexander. London: The Scholartis Press, 1929, 1929.

Price: US$51.45 + shipping

Description: Limited Edition of 1000 copies. SIGNED by the AUTHOR, 8vo, bound in quarter blue cloth with cream boards. Slight dampstaining to boards, otherwise a Good copy. (Shelf 202 BOX 6) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct

Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Bates, H.E.. Seven Tales and Alexander. Scholartis Press, London, 1929.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Hardcover. First Edition. 1000cc. Light offsetting to prelims, else a very good hardback in a slightly darkened and rubbed jacket. Presentation copy inscribed on the copyright page thus: 'J.R. Amphlett,/ wondering if earth had/ opened and swallowed him/ H.E. Bates.

Seller: Kenneth Mallory Bookseller ABAA, Decatur, GA, U.S.A.

BATES, H. E.. Seven Tales and Alexander. The Scholartis Press, London, 1929.

Price: US$1750.00 + shipping

Description: 8vo. Original cloth-backed boards. First edition, limited to 1000 copies (of which this is one of 950 for sale). The dedication copy, inscribed by Bates beneath the printed dedication ("To Constance Garnett"): "who by her poetic genius began to influence my life before I lived; to which genius and to her unfailing friendship no less, this book is a tribute. October, 1929. H. E. Bates." From the Garnett family library, with the book label of David Garnett, Edward and Constance's son) . Edward and Constance Garnett were among Bates' closest literary friends. Edward Garnett "discovered" Bates while a reader and editor for Jonathan Cape - Bates's first book, ' The Two Sisters ' , was published by the firm in 1926 - and remained the author's literary mentor. "Bates had become a frequent visitor to The Cearne [the Garnett home in Kent], which he found enchanting for its situation and for the rapport he developed with Constance - to him a legendary figure for her Russian translations, especially of his idol Chekhov. This admiration was accompanied by an affection for the 'frail, white haired, short sighted' woman whose passion for flower gardening he shared. His regard for the range of her literary knowledge and the sureness of her judgment was such that if Constance, he wrote, "was sometimes moved to praise a story of mine I was not merely greatly flattered; I always, unhesitatingly, took it for gospel" - George Jefferson, 'Edward Garnett: a Life in Literature ' (1982), pp. 236-37. See also H. E. Bates's ' Edward Garnett' (1950) and his memoirs 'Blossoming World' (1971) for accounts of his close relationship with the Garnetts. (BA). Slight wear at fore-corners, jacket slightly frayed and soiled

Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.