Why do They Like It.

Black (E.L.)

Why do They Like It.

With a foreword by Dorothy M. Richardson [Educational Documents 1.]

Description: FIRST EDITION, some foxing, pp. xii, 199, foolscap 8vo, original cream wrappers printed in black, edges untrimmed and uncut, a little foxed also, very good

Publication Details: [Territet: (printed in Dijon by Maurice Darantiere) for POOL,] [1927]

Notes: An attack on the English public school system, written pseudonymously by Sir John Reeves Ellerman - the scion of a wealthy shipping family, and 'during his lifetime [...] generally regarded as Britain's richest man' (ODNB). This book, written at the age of 15, records his unhappy experiences at Malvern College and was published with the assistance of his sister Winifred Ellerman (i.e., Bryher), who likely also helped to procure Dorothy Richardson's contribution. The rear cover advertises that it 'can be obtained from Shakespeare & Co' in Paris and it was presumably hard to find anywhere else -...moreAn attack on the English public school system, written pseudonymously by Sir John Reeves Ellerman - the scion of a wealthy shipping family, and 'during his lifetime [...] generally regarded as Britain's richest man' (ODNB). This book, written at the age of 15, records his unhappy experiences at Malvern College and was published with the assistance of his sister Winifred Ellerman (i.e., Bryher), who likely also helped to procure Dorothy Richardson's contribution. The rear cover advertises that it 'can be obtained from Shakespeare & Co' in Paris and it was presumably hard to find anywhere else - although the precise number of copies is uncertain (the publishing details on the book itself are scant). HIDE

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Subject: Modern First Editions

Published Date: [1927]

Stock Number: 68309

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