Last Bread by H E Bates (20 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 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].

Condition: Near Fine. 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.".

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Authors' first book - in excellent condition.

Booklet. Condition: Very good. First edition of author's first book. Plays For the People. 18 p. 19 cm. Stapled booklet. Paper browned.

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

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.vii; 8-18; [2]. Publisher's printed card wraps, sewn, with printed price of one shilling net to upper. Housed in a plain paper dust-jacket, possibly issued by the publisher or added shortly after. Offset toning to endpapers. A remarkably fresh copy. Fine. The author's first book.

Paperback. Condition: Very good. First Edition. 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.

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

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. 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. book.

Original Wraps. Condition: Good. First Edition. 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. Signed by Author.

Paper Covers. Condition: Good. First Edition. 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. Play.

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.

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

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

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.vii; 8-18; [2]. Publisher's printed card wraps, sewn, with printed price of one shilling net to upper. Signed by the author to the title page. Lightly handled, some corners turned up. Uncommon signed. Very good. The author's first book. Signed by Author.

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.

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.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. 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.

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.

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