Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man, Memoirs of an Infantry Officer, Sherston's Progress.

£3,000 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

The signed limited edition of Fox-Hunting Man was published one month following the fist trade edition and it was 'an afterthought, made when the success of the ordinary edition was assured and the identity of the author known' (Keynes). Signed limited edition of 750 copies, these numbered 27, 250, 171 respectively and each signed; 3 vols, Royal 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm); untrimmed edges, some offset foxing to endpapers, some leaves unopened to Vol. II (as published), newspaper clipping of author to front of Vol. II, occasional minor spot of mark throughout, else very good internal condition; publisher's blue cloth, gilt lettering to upper spine, top edge gilt, some minor signs of wear to extremities, occasional light spots to boards, slight fading to spine primarily affecting Vol. II, housed in quarter brown morocco solander boxes with one-line gilt-panelled back and gilt lettering; 395pp, 334pp, 280pp. Bibliography: Keynes, A30b, A33b, A40b.

• Binding: Hardcover

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