The Autobiographical Trilogy: The Blossoming World; The World in Ripeness; The Vanished World

Published by Michael Joseph 1969-1972, London, 1969

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The complete autobiographical trilogy of the life of English novelist H.E. Bates, both a nostalgic and inspiring read for those wishing to pursue a literary career. The first editions of the Autobiographical Trilogy of English novelist H.E. Bates, including The Vanished World, The Blossoming World, and The World In Ripeness. A complete set, published between 1969-1972.In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped pictorial dust wrappers. Contains numerous in-text and full-page intricate ink illustrations by British illustrator and landscape painter John Stanton Ward. The World In Ripeness contains a frontispiece of Bates drawn by Ward.Despite leading an extraordinary life, Bates's autobiography is both sensitive yet humorous, allowing us to truly empathise with the author as he tells his life story. A particularly intriguing autobiography for aspiring writers.Beginning with his childhood, The Vanished World enlightens us on how and why he chose to become a writer. The Blossoming World, reveals both his young adult life and how he blossomed into a talented writer, while The World in Ripeness delves into his commissioning by the RAF in World War II to write short stories, as well as serving as with a bomber unit. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped pictorial dust wrappers. Externally, very smart, with bright and mostly clean boards, with the odd faint mark, a little heavier to top edge of Vanished rear board. Very minor knocks to the heads and tails of the spines, and to the extremities. Dust wrappers are bright and clean, with a couple of small spots to fly leaves of Blossoming and Ripeness. Blossoming and Ripeness wrappers have minimal edgewear, with slight edgewear to Vanished wrapper, including two small closed tears to tail of wrapper spine and one to head of front fly leaf. Fading to wrapper spine of Vanished, with slight browning to top extremities of rear wrapper. Pictorial end papers are bright and clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.…

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Title
The Autobiographical Trilogy: The Blossoming World; The World in Ripeness; The Vanished World
Author
H.E. Bates
Publisher
Michael Joseph 1969-1972, London
Publication year
1969
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Near Fine
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
John Ward
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
1.5 kilograms
Dimensions
9.5" by 6"

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