Shelfmark
Lgg.6.15
Additional shelfmark
[Another copy:] Lgg.6.16 [Copy-specific notes:] Lacking dust-jacket ; with periodical clipping featuring a portrait of Gavin Maxwell by Raef Payne pasted onto half-title verso ; ms. annotations on back endpaper. [Provenance:] Ms. inscription: "For Gwen Payne, with love from Gavin [Maxwell]".
Author
Title
Harpoon at a venture / Gavin Maxwell.
Publication, distribution, etc.
London : Rupert Hart-Davis, Soho Square, London, 1952.
Physical description
272p, [16] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 22cm.
Note
With a half-title.
Note
Publisher's blue cloth binding with gold lettering on spine ; maps on endpapers.
Note
With dust-jacket (housed in separate envelope due to damage).
Note
Loose watercolour painting of dust-jacket for this book with ms. doodles on reverse.
Provenance
Ms. inscription: "For Raef Payne, with thanks for the title, the portrait and much other help in the preparation, with love from the author, Gavin Maxwell".
Subject
Shark fishing Scotland Hebrides.
Genre/Form
Travel literature
Added entry--name
Payne, Raef John Godfrey Former owner.
Added entry--name
Payne, Gwen Former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B22222