[Rarebooks] A Pair of Items DISCOUNTED

[Stephen Johnson]

Greetings to All.

The below items are available at substantially reduced prices today
(Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday) subject to the terms set forth below:

Highsmith, Patricia
Girl Campers: Woman's World for 1935 [Rare set of entire year] [Patricia
Highsmith's Debut Appearance in Print.] (Note:Highsmith also wrote many
other works, none of which are offered here, such as: "Strangers on a
Train", "The Talented Mr. Ripley" and the other Tom Ripley novels, and many
other works)

Mount Morris, Illinois: Woman's World Publishing Co., 1935. First Edition,
First Printing. Illustrated Wrappers. A COMPLETE SET of 12 monthly issues
(in the original wrappers) of Woman's World magazine for the year 1935 --
containing all 12 issues -- each of which was sent to the same subscriber
(whose name and address are stamped on each issue). With the exception of
the issue for December, 1935 (which has a small section of loss to the
bottom outer corner of the cover and of the first three leaves) the set is
otherwise in Very Good + or better condition and being (with the exception
of some scattered spotting/foxing) rather bright and tight. "Woman's World"
focused on matters of interest to women living in the era in which it was
published. However, 1935 was an exceptional year in that it includes the
July, 1935 issue which contains the DEBUT APPEARANCE IN PRINT of a work by
Patricia Highsmith, being the text of a series of letters the then
twelve-year-old Highsmith wrote home during her stay at a girl's camp,
which letters she signed "Patsy". Among other things, the letters, each of
which is addressed to "Dear Mother and Dad", mention her particular liking
of a girl who rode with her on a boat trip up to the camp, a girl named
Marie who "eats like a pig at the table", her gratitude to her parents for
the two dollars they sent to her, her meeting the daughter of a girl whose
father is a publisher, and going swimming "Diana" with the other girls and
the camp counselor "Miss Brownie", adding in a P.S. that: "Diana means
without any clothes on at all. Do you think it's all right to go in Diana?
It's very dark." A Very Good+ or better set of all the monthly Woman's
World magazines for the year 1935, each of which was sent to the same
subscriber (and which set has been kept together since December, 1935),
BEING PATRICIA HIGHSMITH'S DEBUT APPEARANCE IN PRINT. A SCARCE OR EVEN
RARER FIND. Very good +. Item #3004

*TEMPORARILY DISCOUNTED.  WAS $850.  NOW $250.*


Tavenor-Perry, John [Tavenor Perry, John]
Original Drawings for Sedilia by J. Tavenor-Perry

John Tevenor-Perry, Circa 1907. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. The
ORIGINAL DRAWINGS made by John Tavenor-Perry for use in his Article titled
"Sedilia" appearing at pages 29-37 in the April 1908 issue of the magazine
Christian Art. This separate book contains all 13 Original Illustrations by
Tavenor-Perry used in the Article. [As mentioned in his Article,
Tavenor-Perry defines "sedilia" as follows: "The name of sedilia is usually
given to that group of seats which is placed on the south side of the altar
for the use of the clergy during the celebration of the Holy Eucharist."]
The sedilia is/are often set back into the main wall of the church itself.
Figure IX in the Article appears as Figure XI in the book and Figure XI in
the Article appears as Figure IX in the book. The illustrations are drawn
on boards and are housed together in paper covered boards. The spine and
labels thereto show wear and the boards show some soiling/staining as shown
in the images, and the Figures are holding tenuously in the book. A RARE
group of thirteen (13) ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS by the renowned J.
TAVENOR-PERRY published in an Article written by him. Very good +. Very
good +. Item #3119

*TEMPORARILY DISCOUNTED.  WAS $850.  NOW $250.  *


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With Thanks for your consideration of the above and

Best Wishes,

Stephen

Allington Antiquarian Books

Stephen Johnson
Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC
Rare and Collectible Books, both Antiquarian and Modern
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