{"product_id":"macaulay-rose-keeping-up-appearances-review-copy-first-edition","title":"Macaulay, Rose.        Keeping Up Appearances.       Review copy. First Edition.","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003eRARE 1928 ADVANCE REVIEW COPY: \"Keeping Up Appearances\" by Rose Macaulay\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eTitle:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Keeping Up Appearances\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Rose Macaulay (Dame Emilie Rose Macaulay)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e William Collins Sons \u0026amp; Co., Ltd., London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003ePublication Date:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e 1928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eEdition:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition, First Printing (Advance Review \/ Presentation Copy)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eBinding:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover with Original Dustwrapper (Dust Jacket)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eInclusions:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Original publisher's compliments slip from W. Collins\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"j3tEEe\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003eITEM DESCRIPTION \u0026amp; EXQUISITE PROVENANCE\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eAn exceptional and highly collectible copy of Rose Macaulay's brilliant 1928 satirical novel, \u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eKeeping Up Appearances\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. This specific volume is a scarce advance review or presentation copy, issued by the publisher straight from the first print run prior to the official retail release.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThe original dustwrapper features a completely smooth, unprinted blank price area on the front flap where the standard retail price would normally sit. Crucially, the wrapper remains unclipped. Tucked inside is the original, loose publisher's compliments slip from William Collins Sons \u0026amp; Co., Ltd., providing definitive, historically significant provenance for this copy's advance status.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"j3tEEe\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003eCONDITION REPORT\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eDustwrapper (Grade: Near Fine to Fine):\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn extraordinary survival. The fragile 1920s red and cream jacket is remarkably bright and entirely free of the heavy sun-bleaching or spine-fading that typically plagues this title. The panels are clean and crisp with excellent color contrast. Unclipped with the rare, blank price-point variation. Minimal edge wear. Truly a premier-tier jacket.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe Book (Grade: Very Good):\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cloth boards are square, firm, and clean. Internally, the pages are crisp, bright, and completely free of inscriptions, bookplates, or library stamps.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eNote on Foxing:\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e There is significant, heavy foxing (age-related brown spotting) restricted entirely to the exterior page block edges (top, bottom, and fore-edge). Importantly, this foxing has \u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003enot\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e bled into the interior text pages, which remain clean and bright.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eCompliments Slip (Grade: Fine):\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClean, loose, and perfectly preserved.\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"j3tEEe\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" role=\"heading\"\u003eSHIPPING \u0026amp; HANDLING\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\"\u003eThis irreplaceable piece of modern British literary history will be packed with the utmost care. The dustwrapper will be shipped inside a brand new, archival-grade, removable Mylar protective sleeve. The book will be securely wrapped in multiple layers of bubble wrap and shipped inside a sturdy cardboard box with full tracking and insurance.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Mrs Middlebrow's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54348616204634,"sku":null,"price":380.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/2260\/8986\/files\/rosemacaulayreview.jpg?v=1782218356","url":"https:\/\/mrsmiddleton.com\/products\/macaulay-rose-keeping-up-appearances-review-copy-first-edition","provider":"Mrs Middlebrow's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}