Publicado por London: Montcalm and The Cygnet Press., 2000
Librería: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, Reino Unido
Limited edition reissue of this notorious roman à clef, privately printed and circulated by Berners in 1935 under the pseudonym Adela Quebec. Publisher's quarter green cloth with gilt titles to the spine and patterned paper covered boards, in dustwrapper. Frontispiece caricature of (and previously owned by) the author, after a painting by Emilio Coia, one further illustration of the front cover of the original edition. Top edge green. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, bright and fresh. The contents, with the pencilled name and date of James Booth (former Professor of English at the University of Hull and the biographer, editor and former colleague of Philip Larkin) on the front free endpaper, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that remains without fading, loss or tears. This reissue, with an introduction and postscript by John Byrne was printed in an edition of 750 copies, 250 of which copies were reserved for the American market. The present example is the UK issue. 'The Girls of Radcliff Hall' is a spoof of Radclyffe Hall's banned lesbian novel 'The Well of Loneliness' written in the style of an Angela Brazil girl's school story. Berners depicts himself as the headmistress Miss Carfax and (drawing on incidents at Faringdon) mocks the jealousies and intrigues of his homosexual circle as thinly disguised members of the Radcliff Hall girls' school. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Publicado por Montcalm & The Cygnet Press., London., 2000
ISBN 10: 0907435130 ISBN 13: 9780907435136
Librería: Beaux Books, ABA, ILAB, Hartley Wintney, HAMPS, Reino Unido
Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Emilio Coia Ilustrador. Montcalm & The Cygnet Press. London. 2000. Reprint. Limited to 750 copies. First published in c.1934. Hardback; green cloth-backed patterned paper boards, dust jacket. viii, 102 pages. 2 illustrations. English. 220x145mm. 0.35kg. Near fine, in near fine dust jacket; slight browning to spine, very slight knock to front lower forecorner. A reprint of Lord Berners' roman a clef, featuring many of the Faringdon circle. The Girls of Radcliff Hall was a direct parody of Radclyffe Hall's banned lesbian novel The Well of Loneliness, as well as being a spoof of the many school girl stories popular at the time. Lord Berners' characters are thinly disguised versions of his friends and set, and the book is a flawed but insightful record of the often complex relationships within his homosexual circle. Cyril Connelly's copy identifies figures inspired by Lord Berners, Cecil Beaton, Peter Watson, Oliver Messel, David Herbert, Robert Heber-Percy, Tchelitchew, Christian Berard, Doris Castlerosse and others. Despite publishing the book under the pseudonym of Adela Quebec, it was fairly obvious to those who knew Berners who the book was penned by and whom it was about. The book was frequently destroyed by those featured and copies are scarce. This welcome reprint brings the text to new audiences and benefits from the editor's introduction and postscript. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller. 2000. Reprint. Limited to 750 copies. First published in c.1934.
Publicado por Montcalm and The Cygnet Press, LONDON., 2000
ISBN 10: 0907435130 ISBN 13: 9780907435136
Librería: Boulevard Bookshop and Thai Cafe, Hastings, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. Emilio Coia Ilustrador. Dust wrapper is very good and unblemished. The book has no annotations and has no signs of usage.We will dispatch this item as soon as possible. Of 790mcopies designed by Simon Randall printed by BAS printers of Over Wallop & bound by The Green Street Bindery 250 copies are published in America by Asphodel Editions. This is the English edition.
Publicado por Montcalm & The Cygnet Press, London, 2000
ISBN 10: 0907435130 ISBN 13: 9780907435136
Librería: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Emilio Coia Ilustrador. vii, 99p., frontis-portrait, frontis-photo of original publication cover, introduction, key to real personages at rear, fine first edition thus limited to 750 copies green cloth backstrip over decorative boards, gilt titles on spine, in fine, unclipped dj. Originally privately printed in 1934 by Lord Berners under the pseudonym of Adela Quebec. Most copies were destroyed. The "girls" of the humorous tale are actually real male personages such as Cecil Beaton, Oliver Messel, Pavel Tchelitchew, Peter Watson and the author himself (Miss Carfax!) Key to the characters at rear. Gay parody of "The Well of Loneliness".