B22222

Shelfmark

Lgg.6.15

Additional copy shelfmark

[Another copy:] Lgg.6.16, [Copy-specific notes:] Lacking dust-jacket ; with periodical clipping featuring a portrait of Gavin Maxwell by Raef Payne pasted onto half-title verso ; ms. annotations on back endpaper., [Provenance:] Ms. inscription: "For Gwen Payne, with love from Gavin [Maxwell]".

Author

Maxwell, Gavin

Title

Harpoon at a venture /, Gavin Maxwell.

Publication, distribution, etc.

London :, Rupert Hart-Davis, Soho Square, London,, 1952.

Physical description

272p, [16] leaves of plates :, ill., maps ;, 22cm.

Note

With a half-title.

Note

Publisher's blue cloth binding with gold lettering on spine ; maps on endpapers.

Note

With dust-jacket (housed in separate envelope due to damage).

Note

Loose watercolour painting of dust-jacket for this book with ms. doodles on reverse.

Provenance

Ms. inscription: "For Raef Payne, with thanks for the title, the portrait and much other help in the preparation, with love from the author, Gavin Maxwell".

Subject

Shark fishing, Scotland, Hebrides.

Added entry--name

Payne, Raef John Godfrey, Former owner.

Added entry--name

Payne, Gwen, Former owner.

Added entry--name

Rupert Hart-Davis Limited

Added entry--place

England, London.

Additional copy

001B22222

003LIBRARY CODE

096##$aLgg.6.15

098##$a[Another copy:] Lgg.6.16$b[Copy-specific notes:] Lacking dust-jacket ; with periodical clipping featuring a portrait of Gavin Maxwell by Raef Payne pasted onto half-title verso ; ms. annotations on back endpaper.$c[Provenance:] Ms. inscription: "For Gwen Payne, with love from Gavin [Maxwell]".

1001#$aMaxwell, Gavin

24510$aHarpoon at a venture /$cGavin Maxwell.

260##$aLondon :$bRupert Hart-Davis, Soho Square, London,$c1952.

300##$a272p, [16] leaves of plates :$bill., maps ;$c22cm.

500##$aWith a half-title.

500##$aPublisher's blue cloth binding with gold lettering on spine ; maps on endpapers.

500##$aWith dust-jacket (housed in separate envelope due to damage).

500##$aLoose watercolour painting of dust-jacket for this book with ms. doodles on reverse.

561##$aMs. inscription: "For Raef Payne, with thanks for the title, the portrait and much other help in the preparation, with love from the author, Gavin Maxwell".

650#0$aShark fishing$zScotland$zHebrides.

7001#$aPayne, Raef John Godfrey$eFormer owner.

7001#$aPayne, Gwen$eFormer owner.

7102#$aRupert Hart-Davis Limited

752##$aEngland$dLondon.