Anonymous Jonathan Gash (7 results)
Published by London, The Bodley Head 1960., 1960
- Hardcover
Seller: Larsen Books, Exeter, NSW, AustraliaLarsen Books
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Add to basketSecond impression. Hardcover. Some very slight foxing on the top and fore edges, o/w very good in like dustjacket with the spine background slightly darkened (not affecting lettering) and some discoloration/darkening to areas of the front panel. This book was rather a mystery for quite a few years, purportedly being the memoir o…f "a young woman who for ten months was a prostitute in the West End of London". However it is now assumed to be the first novel by 'Jonathan Gash', British doctor (real name, John Grant of East Anglia), and creator of the 'Lovejoy' crime fiction series. A year after the first impression, there was this second impression with a jacket which carried laudatory, still unsuspecting reviews by some well-known writers and critics such as J.B. Priestly and Penelope Gilliatt. The UK edition precedes the US version by a year.
Published by London; The Bodley Head, 1959
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rainy Day Books (Australia), The Basin, VIC, AustraliaRainy Day Books (Australia)
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Add to basket1st edition very good black cloth hardcover with good clipped dustjacket. 191p. Slight edgewear to dj. Believed to be the first book of "Lovejoy's" author Jonathan Gash, even though it purports to be autobiographical.
Published by New York, Viking Press, 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 178 pages; Description: 178 p. 22 cm. Subjects: Prostitution --England --London. 3 Kg.
Published by New York, Viking Press, 1960
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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Add to basketFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 178 pages; Description: 178 p. 22 cm. Subjects: Prostitution --England --London. 1 Kg.
Published by Bodley Head, London, 1959
- Hardcover
Seller: Charles Vivian Art & Antiques, Rosscarbery, CORK, IrelandCharles Vivian Art & Antiques
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. London: Bodley Head, 1959. First edition. Very Good/good. Claimed by the publishers to be an autobiographical account of the life of a prostitute in West London. It was, in fact, a fictional account by Jonathan Gash, in turn a pseudonym for Dr John Grant. D.j. grubby…with a small split at bottom foredge, unclipped, spine slightly faded, contents clean, spine slightly cocked.
More imagesPublished by The Bodley Head Ltd, 1959
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Quinto Bookshop, London, United KingdomQuinto Bookshop
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to spine. Slight spine lean. In pink printed dust jacket, with a few chips and short tears to edges, a little browning and fading. A very good copy. *** Controversial account of the lif…e of a prostitute in London's West End, purporting to be written by a working girl under anonymity, but now widely considered to be written by Jonathan Gash, author the Lovejoy novels (although he continues to deny his involvement).The front cover quote is by Sir John Wolfenden, whose highly influential Report (of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution) preceded the book's first publication by two years.
Published by London: The Bodley Head, 1959, 1959
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United KingdomAdrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB
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Add to basketdj. First Edition. [Social history] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (20 x 13 cm), pp.191; [1]. Publisher's black cloth with gilt titles to spine, dust-wrapper with printed price of 12s 6d. Slight toning to edges of textblock, minor rubbing at head and tail of spine, dust-wrapper is slightly chipped with small tears on spine and toning to…same. Near fine. An 'autobiographical' account of prostitution in London's West End, attributed to Lovejoy author Jonathan Gash, with a promotional blurb from Sir John Wolfenden of the eponymous committee.
