1972 Novels of I. Compton-Burnett -LIMITED & NUMBERED EDITION-19 Vol Boxed Set

Description: The Novels of I. Compton-Burnett. Published in London by Victor Gollancz Limited. 1972, approx. 100pp-200pp per vol., 6 x 9", 8vo, hard cover binding, original dust jackets, within four red cloth slipcases. 1. Pastors and Masters2. Brothers and Sisters 3. Men and Wives4. More Women Than Men5. A House and Its Head6. Daughters and Sons7. A Family and a Fortune8. Parents and Children9. Elders and Betters10. Manservant and Maidservant11. Two Worlds and Their Ways12. Darkness and Day13. The Present and the Past14. Mother and Son15. A Father and His Fate16. A Heritage and Its History17. The Mighty and Their Fall18. A God and His Gifts19. The Last and the First All nineteen volumes in good condition. Light shelf wear to cases, including minor fading and tearing at seams. Light tanning to jacket spines of all books, volume 5 has a slight tearing to the dust jacket’s spine head. All novels are tightly bound, and have red ribbon bookmarkers. Minor age-related toning and foxing to the pages. Please see our photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A rare 19 volume set, limited and numbered edition of 500 copies; produced posthumously in accordance with Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett's wishes. At her request, her first novel, 'Dolores' is excluded from this edition. Volumes 2-19 are copy number 98, while volume 1 is copy number 375. Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884-1969) was an English novelist, published in the original editions as I. Compton-Burnett. She was awarded the 1955 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for her novel Mother and Son. Her works consist mainly of dialogue and focus on family life among the late Victorian and Edwardian upper middle class. Compton-Burnett was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1967. She was educated with her siblings out in the country as a child, and later went to Holloway College, and received a degree in Classics. Compton-Burnett spent most of her adult life as a companion to Margaret Jourdain (1876-1951), and shared her Kensington flat. Jourdain was a leading authority and writer on the decorative arts and the history of furniture. After Jourdain’s death in 1951 Compton-Burnett was likely in a relationship with Madge Garland (1898-1990) an influential figure in the British fashion scene. Garland worked as a fashion journalist and editor for British Vogue and Women’s Wear Daily. They stayed together, taking trips together until Compton-Burnett's death in 1969. FORN-SHELF-0548-BB-2407-eb0797

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