By Barbara Skelton
London   Hamish Hamilton
9.5" by 6" ix, 205; vii, 166pp
A lovely set of Barbara Skelton's two illustrated novels, in the original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers.
By Barbara Skelton

1987-1989 Tears Before Bedtime (1987) Weep No More (1989)

London   Hamish Hamilton
9.5" by 6" ix, 205; vii, 166pp
A lovely set of Barbara Skelton's two illustrated novels, in the original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers.
£40.00
: 0.5kgs / : 986R27

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First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

A set of Barbara Skelton's two novels, Tears Before Bedtime (1987) and Weep No More (1989), in the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers.

The first editions, both illustrated with black and white photographs throughout. 

Tears Before Bedtime with newspaper cut-outs from Skelton's obituary loosely inserted. 

According to Faber and Faber, Barbara Skelton (1916-1996) was a writer and literary femme fatale. She had many lovers and three husbands. She wrote two novels, a volume of short stories and two autobiographies. 

Condition

In the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent. Dust wrappers excellent. Light shelf wear and creasing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean but slightly age toned.

Fine

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