(Football Association.)
FIRST EDITION, numerous illustrations and diagrams with some colour-printing, pp. 192, 4to, original yellow boards, the backstrip and F.A. crest to front stamped in purple, publisher's review slip laid in, dustjacket slightly creased and rubbed to extremities, very good. The flyleaf has been signed by Bobby Charlton, Harry Gregg and Bill Foulkes of Manchester United, three survivors of the Munich Air Disaster in 1958, as well as and Manchester City's German goalkeeper Bert Trautmann.
Mitchell (Gladys)
FIRST EDITION, pp. 192, crown 8vo, origional maroon boards, backstrip lettered in gilt, spine slightly cocked, a couple of very faint spots to free endpapers, dustjacket, very good. One of the later Mrs (by this stage, Dame) Bradley mysteries, here concerning a death amongst a party in search of the Loch Ness Monster.
(Day Lewis.) BLAKE (Nicholas, pseud. for Cecil Day Lewis)
FIRST EDITION, faint spotting to prelims, recurrent at rear, pp. 255, crown 8vo, original red boards with cloth-effect, backstrip lettered in gilt, light spotting to edges and endpapers, rear pastedown with stamp of the British Sailors Society, dustjacket, very good.
Day Lewis (C., Translator)
FIRST EDITION OF THIS TRANSLATION, pp. 288, crown 8vo, original blue cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt and a little dulled, a few very faint scuffs to cloth, clipped catalogue description laid to front pastedown, newspaper clippings regarding CDL laid down to rear endpapers, later ownership inscription to flyleaf, good. Inscribed by the translator on the flyleaf: 'To Alan Wheatley, in gratitude for his splendid reading of the narration. C. Day Lewis, Sept/52'. The recipient was the actor who performed this role in the broadcast for which this translation was prepared, on the BBC's Third Programme at the end of 1951. Laid in is a 2pp. autograph letter to Wheatley from the poet's wife, the actress Jill Balcon, dated 18th September 1951, stating at length how 'thrilled & moved we are by your superlative narration', commending 'the extraordinary gift you have' and assuring him that in general 'I never write fan letters'; in the margin of the letter, Day Lewis has added in pencil, 'J. has taken the words out of my mouth it was a magnificent sustained performance Virgil & Lewis ought to be v. grateful, Cecil'.
