Scarce signed

Dunn, Nell ~ Grandmothers talking to Nell Dunn : Signed by the Author in the Year of Publication

First UK Printing : Chatto & Windus, London : 1991

The First UK Printing published by Chatto & Windus, London in 1991. 8vo., blue boards lettered and lined in gilt to backstrip; in the photographic wrapper (£10.99 in UK) featuring a photograph of the author and a design from the trustees of the V&A museum; The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition, lightly bruised to spine tips and corners, with a couple of small dents to the outer edges of boards; upper edge slightly spotted; pages evenly toned, as is common due to the quality of the paper stock used; the clean, bright WRAPPER lightly faded along the backstrip, with a couple of light brown spots and one tiny patch of abrasion to head of spine; else in near-Fine condition. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Signed (without dedication) and dated in the year of publication by the author, in black biro to the title page. A heartwarming book from the English playwright, screenwriter and author Nell Dunn, who is perhaps best known for her novel, Poor Cow, as well as her collection of short stories, Up the Junction. Here, inspired by her own developing relationship with her Grandson Cato, she interviews ten grandmothers from different backgrounds and walks of life on the subject of becoming a grandparent. The collection, one of her most recent published works, followed the success of her 1964 book Talking to Women, in which, over a bottle of wine, she interviewed nine of her friends on subjects ranging from love to motherhood, and work to freedom. Scarce signed.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Very Good++
JACKET: Near Fine