War in the Air; Aspects of Love; The Sailor's Return; The Golden Echo, The Grasshoppers Come & Beany-Eye; Up She Rises; No Love

A lot of seven books - several first editions - written by English writer and publisher David Garnett, together with a funeral booklet for Garnett's uncle, Arthur Garnett.

War in the Air: September 1939 to May 1941, by David Garnett. London: Chatto & Windus, 1941. First edition, first impression. Publisher's blue cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, top edge coloured red, plain endpapers; with unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to extremities, foxing and tanning to cloth covers, spine and edges, light cocking, and pen inscription to FFEP; else fine. In a poor dust wrapper showing price 7s. 6d. net to front flap, completely missing spine, showing chipping, tearing and tanning to extremities, and heavy foxing, particularly to rear. [together with]

Aspects of Love, by David Garnett. London: Chatto & Windus, 1955. First edition, first impression. Publisher's green cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers; with price-clipped dust wrapper. Bumping to extremities, foxing to edges, heavy cocking, some pages chipped and creased to extremities, and pencil inscription to FFEP; else fine. In a good dust wrapper, showing chipping, tearing and tanning to extremities, and sunning to spine. [together with]

The Sailor's Return, by David Garnett. London: Chatto & Windus, 1964. Originally published in 1929, this is a 1964 edition. Publisher's red cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers; with clipped dust wrapper (still showing price £1.05 net on a sticker to front flap). Light discolouration to spine, a little foxing to edges, small pen inscription to FFEP, and light cocking; else fine. In a good dust wrapper showing a little nibbling to extremities and discolouration to panels and spine. [together with]

The Golden Echo, by David Garnett. London: Chatto & Windus, 1953. First edition, first impression. Publisher's maroon cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers; with unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to extremities, foxing to edges and prelims, light cocking, pencil inscription to FFEP, some underlining and owner's marginalia sporadically throughout, and two pieces of ephemera (contemporary news cutouts) glued to rear paste-down; else fine. Loose piece of paper with reference notes handwritten by previous owner and loosely inserted in the book. In a good dust wrapper, showing chipping, tearing and tanning to extremities, with loss to head of spine, and heavy foxing. [together with]

The Grasshoppers Come & Beany-Eye, by David Garnett. London: Chatto & Windus, 1973. Originally published in 1935, this is a 1973 edition. Publisher's brown cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers; with unclipped dust wrapper. Light foxing to top edge, a handful of pages lightly chipped to extremities; else fine. In a good dust wrapper, showing slight foxing to rear panel, very little nibbling to extremities and discolouration to spine. [together with]

Up She Rises, by David Garnett. London: Chatto & Windus, 1977. First edition, first impression. Publisher's green cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers; with unclipped dust wrapper. Light marking to top edge; else a fine copy. In a very good dust wrapper, a little smudged to front panel and showing a few highlights and an inscription in pen to front flap. [together with]

No Love, by David Garnett. London: Chatto & Windus, 1929. First edition, second impression. Publisher's red cloth binding, gilt lettering to spine, plain endpapers; no dust wrapper. Very worn overall, in acceptable condition only. Sunning to spine and rear panel, bumping and crushing to spine tips and corners, joints well worn. Inscriptions in pen and pencil to both front and rear paste-downs and FFEPs, a few ear marks throughout, foxing to edges and prelims. Lightly cocked.

[together with] A funeral booklet for Garnett's uncle, Arthur Garnett.