From James Fergusson Books & Manuscripts, London, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since 25 October 2011
About this Item
12 vols from the library of the bookseller and crime writer George Sims as follows: catalogues 257-8, 260-2, 266, 269, 271-3, 280 (two copies of 272, one stamped "ADVANCE COPY"). All in wrappers. Staples a little rusty, some covers a little marked or dusty. The partners of the Philadelphia firm of George S. MacManus in the earliest catalogue were Clarence Wolf, David Holmes and James Jaffe, in the last just Wolf and Jaffe; Wolf continues in business, now in Bryn Mawr. 257, Literary Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Original Drawings, is quite grand and in Simsian taste, with a drawing by Max Beerbohm and manuscripts and letters of Arnold Bennett, E.F. Benson, A.E. Coppard, Gissing and Maugham. 269, A Selection of Seventy-Five Rare Books, has a Rosenberg collection, $12,500, and an Edward Thomas notebook, $10,000. Holmes first met Sims in 1976, the year after he joined MacManus, and became a close friend in the trade, and ultimately Sims's publisher. Seller Inventory # GS100123
Bibliographic Details
Title: 12 book catalogues from the library of ...
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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Any book may be returned within 30 days of receipt if not found as described. James Fergusson Books & Manuscripts is in private premises at 39 Melrose Gardens, London W6 7RN. James Fergusson is delighted to receive enquiries by telephone, + 44 (0)20 7602 3536, or e-mail, jamesfergusson [at] btinternet [dot] com.
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