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.
Added entry--name
Payne, Raef, 1929 - 2000 Former owner.
Added entry--name
Payne, Gwen Former owner.
Added entry--name
Added entry--place
England London.
Identifier
B22226