BRIGHT NOVEMBER
London: The Fortune Press, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication by Kingsley Amis to English crime writer Edmund Crispin (pseudonym of Bruce Montgomery, 1921-1978) on the front flyleaf. Amis and Crispin became friends while attending St. John's College, Oxford.
The author's first book, a short collection of verse published by Reginald Ashley Caton's infamous Fortune Press.
Octavo: 32 p. In the first issue black morocco-grain cloth with gilt titles. Minor scuff to the last page of the text, with a bit of mild rubbing to the corners and tips; otherwise very good. Very good. Item #74555
Price: $800.00
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