Voices at Play: Stories and Ear-Pieces; Momento Mori and The Girls of Slender Means; The Abbess of Crewe; Territorial Rights; Curriculum Vitae; Muriel Spark, William Trevor, Ian McEwan: A Bibliography of their First Editions

Muriel Spark; David Rees

Published by Macmillan; The Reprint Society; Constable; The Colophon Press 1961-1992, London, 1961

About this Item

A fantastic selection of works from Muriel Sparks, together with a limited edition bibliography of her first editions. The first editions of these works.A delightful set, comprising two novels, a first thus of two novels in one volume, one short-story collection, an autobiography and a bibliography.Bibliography bound in the publisher's wraps. Remaining volumes bound in the original cloth, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers.The bibliography, compiled by David Rees, offers both Spark's first editions and those of William Trevor and Ian McEwan. It is No. 3 from the publisher's Bibliography series and is one of 26 lettered copies signed by Rees.The remainder of the set includes the following works:Voices at Play: Stories and Ear-Pieces (1961)Momento Mori and The Girls of Slender Means (1965) The Abbess of Crewe (1974)Territorial Rights (1992)Curriculum Vitae (1992) - Illustrated with six double-sided monochrome plates of photographs. Collated, complete. Bibliography bound in the publisher's wraps. Remaining volumes bound in the original cloth, complete with the original unclipped dust wrappers, all unclipped except for 'Territorial Rights'.Externally, excellent, with minimal shelf wear. Dust wrappers are very smart. With edge wear to 'Territorial Rights' and light sunning to the spine of 'Curriculum Vitae'. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine.

Seller Inventory # 951Y48

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Voices at Play: Stories and Ear-Pieces; Momento Mori and The Girls of Slender Means; The Abbess of Crewe; Territorial Rights; Curriculum Vitae; Muriel Spark, William Trevor, Ian McEwan: A Bibliography of their First Editions
• Publisher: Macmillan; The Reprint Society; Constable; The Colophon Press 1961-1992, London
• Publication Date: 1961
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature