Miss Bendix by Naomi Royde Smith - 1947

Hollis & Carter, 1947T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. 1947 first hollis & Carter on green cloth

London: Hollis & Carter, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. No dj. 114 pp. B/w illustrations. Clean and bright. No inscriptions. VG+

London: Macmillan, 1938. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, browning to eps, spine ends rubbed, otherwise VG in VG dustjacket with spine browned on inside.

London: Macmillan, 1938. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good wtih bottom corner missing from page 139-40, contemporary owners inscription on front fly, binding cocked and pages lightly foxed in a very good price clipped dustwrapper with stains on browned spine and small chips off spine ends.

London: Hollis and Carter, 1947.. 1st in this partly re-written edition. "The tale of a serious-minded gentlewoman's struggle to reconcile her newly acquired knowledge of scientific truth with the religious teaching which she had found adequate until the death of her mother..." 19cms x 13cms. Pp.114, occasional vignette engravings by H.Weissenborn, embossed ownership stamp (Franciscan Convent, Bocking) to front free endpaper, toned strips to endpapers. Green cloth, dustwrapper rubbed with small tears and loss to top of spine. G+/G+.

London: Macmillan. This is a Near Fine Copy of this Hardcover book in a Near Fine Dust-Jacket that has NO chips or tears to the outer edges of the dust-wrapper.Not price clipped and this copy has NO previous owner's names or inscriptions present.The book has a firm binding with No hinge weakness and there is no leaning or rolling to spine.Clean copy internally with no spotting or foxing to the text block.The dust-jacket comes nicely protected in a quality acetate cover sleeve.Nice bright copy 8vo 159pp First Edition 1st Impression . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1938.

London: Hollis and Carter , 1947. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 19cm x 12.5cm. 114pp. Illustrated by H. Weissenborn. D/w a little marked and chipped to edges, with small loss to spine. Lacking front free end-paper. Private ownership. (a1). Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Weissenborn, H..

London, Hollis & Carter. 1947. Hb. With wood engravings by Hellmuth Weissenborn. Scuffed Dj. G+.

London: Macmillan, 1938 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. The uncommon first edition of this comical novel about the Catholic faith, by prolific English author Naomi Royde-Smith. The uncommon first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original  unclipped dust wrapper.A charming novel, 'Miss Bendix' follows the eponymous character as she deals with the loss of her Catholic faith.Written by Naomi Royde-Smith, who was the first woman literary editor of the 'Westminster Gazette'. In that role, she published the early works of Rupert Brooke, Rose Macaulay, Graham Greene, and Elizabeth Bowen. In the publisher's original cloth binding, and unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Minor shelf wear to back strip tail. Areas of adhesive residue to front and rear pastedowns and free endpapers. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip, with a touch of spotting to head of front wrap. Light edgewear to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Foxing to first… Read More

London: Macmillan, 1938. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7" by 5". None. An author's presentation proof copy of this comical novel, signed by the author to her friend and dedicatee of this novel, Theodora Bosanquet. A proof copy, with stamps and a few ink corrections to the text.Author's presentation copy to the dedicatee of the novel, Theodora Bosanquet, signed to the dedication page.A charming novel, 'Miss Bendix' follows the eponymous character as she deals with her loss of faith.Written by Naomi Royde-Smith, who was the first woman literary editor of the 'Westminster Gazette'. In that role, she published the early works of Rupert Brooke, Rose Macaulay, Graham Greene, and Elizabeth Bowen.Theodora Bosanquet was a fellow writer and editor, and amanuensis to Henry James. She was the director and literary editor of 'Time and Tide'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light marks. Spine is a little age-toned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A proof… Read More