Bidspirit auction | Galsworthy, John. Two Volumes: Memories

Galsworthy, John. Two Volumes: Memories and End of the Chapter. William Heinemann, 1914-1933. - A pair of First Editions by the English novelist and Nobel laureate John Galsworthy, gifted by the author himself - famous for the Forstye Saga The first volume, Memories, is a quarto bound in tan paper-covered boards with a printed illustration of a dog and topiary. The second volume, End of the Chapter, is an octavo bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering and the author's monogram impressed on the front board. Memories features color plates by Maud Earl, each protected by printed tissue guards, such as the portrait of the spaniel Chris. End of the Chapter includes a fold-out facsimile reproduction of the author's final manuscript page for Over the River, dated 1932. The front endpaper of Memories bears a handwritten ownership inscription for Mr. Kenneth Bell of 581 Finchley Road, Hampstead.