A far cry from Kensington /
Spark, Muriel.
Smith, Paulbinding designer.StEdNL: Sp.B.111
Elizabeth Soutar Bookbinding Competition(2019).StEdNL: Sp.B.111
London : Constable,
1988.
In a post-war London boarding house, kindly Mrs. Hawkins, adept at handling other people's problems, finds herself a player in some very strange events.
Limited ed. of 150 copies.
In a post-war London boarding house, kindly Mrs. Hawkins, adept at handling other people's problems, finds herself a player in some very strange events.
Craquele calf leather. The novel is semi-autobiographical featuring the author's life in the publishing industry in 1950s London. Names and titles on the book spines and company name plates inset into the front board conflate names from the novel and Spark's personal life. Donated by Paul Smith, a participant in the 2019 Elizabeth Soutar Bookbinding Competition.
England London.