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FRAME, JANET - The Lagoon
Estimate:
$600 - $800
Sold
$650
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196 Rare Books including The John Mowbray Collection
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FRAME, JANET
The Lagoon
Caxton Press 1951, 1st ed. 130p, small neat owner's signature on endpaper and very light offsetting from DJ flaps. 185mm bound in original pale blue patterned papered boards with blue cloth spine, blue titles. top edge lightly faded and in DJ spine browned and margins short split in paper front hinge. VG copy.
In 1951, while Frame was still a patient at Seacliff, New Zealand's Caxton Press published her first book, a critically acclaimed collection of short stories titled The Lagoon and Other Stories. The volume was awarded the Hubert Church Memorial Award, at that time one of New Zealand's most prestigious literary prizes. This resulted in the cancellation of Frame's scheduled lobotomy.
The Lagoon
Caxton Press 1951, 1st ed. 130p, small neat owner's signature on endpaper and very light offsetting from DJ flaps. 185mm bound in original pale blue patterned papered boards with blue cloth spine, blue titles. top edge lightly faded and in DJ spine browned and margins short split in paper front hinge. VG copy.
In 1951, while Frame was still a patient at Seacliff, New Zealand's Caxton Press published her first book, a critically acclaimed collection of short stories titled The Lagoon and Other Stories. The volume was awarded the Hubert Church Memorial Award, at that time one of New Zealand's most prestigious literary prizes. This resulted in the cancellation of Frame's scheduled lobotomy.
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