Author: WEST Morris
Title: The Salamander. A Novel. MICHAEL SEVIOUR'S PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR
Description: Heinemann,, [1973]. 8vo., First Edition; blue cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR TO MICHAEL SEVIOUR WITH THE FORMER'S PRESENTATION BOOKPLATE, PERSONALISED AND SIGNED, MOUNTED ON HALF-TITLE. The bookplate records the presentation at a luncheon in William Heinemann's offices on 28 June 1973. Michael Seviour (1929-2014), bibliophile, book collector and bookshop manager, enjoyed a long career during which he worked at , or ran, many of the twentieth century's leading London book venues including, Bumpus, Chatto & Windus, Dillon's, Hatchards, and Better Books in its 1960s heyday. SIGNED COPIES OF WEST'S WORKS ARE VERY SCARCE.

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