The Bottle Factory Outing (signed copy) children’s with the first vol first

with the first vol first impression and vols two and three second impression

Following his death (in 1836)

and both stalwarts of the Finch's (Kings Arms) and Queens Elm in Chelsea

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12mo (14 x 9 cms)

The Bottle Factory Outing (signed copy) children’s with the first vol firstLondon: Gerald Duckworth, 1974. Signed by the Author on the titlepage. First Edition, first printing, with the excellent dust jacket showing original price of 2. 35 NET on the front flap Without inscriptions or any interior markings. A Fine copy. Inspired by Bainbridge's own experiences as a cellar girl at a bottling factory in the 1950s, the novel was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, won the Guardian Fiction Prize and was listed by Robert McCrum at