signed first edition 211, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo
1973 · London
by Lees-Milne, James
London: Chatto and Windus, 1973. First edition. 211, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Sage green boards. Small patch of toning on lower endpapers from a clipped review. Fine in fine dust jacket. Autograph Letter, signed, and envelope loosely inserted. First edition. 211, [1] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. With a loosely inserted A.L.s. from Lees-Milne to Lawrence Lee, reading in part: “Thank you very much for your letter nd the kind things you say about my books. Of course I shall be delighted to sign them — or rather some — I hop not the whole lot!’
The author has signed the titled page: “Inscribed for Lawrence Lee, James Lees-Milne 1975”
Lees-Milne noted in Through Wood and Dale, for 9 May 1975: “A young man called Lawrence Lee having written to me some days ago arrived punctually by appointment at four with an enormous Gladstone bag filled with all the books I have ever written. These he made me sign one by one …”. (Inventory #: 372199)
The author has signed the titled page: “Inscribed for Lawrence Lee, James Lees-Milne 1975”
Lees-Milne noted in Through Wood and Dale, for 9 May 1975: “A young man called Lawrence Lee having written to me some days ago arrived punctually by appointment at four with an enormous Gladstone bag filled with all the books I have ever written. These he made me sign one by one …”. (Inventory #: 372199)