Francis Gaite [Manning Coles: Adelaide Frances Oke Manning — Brief Candles

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1954 . First edition. Paperback. A signed uncorrected proof copy of the first edition of this supernatural time travelling mystery novel from Francis Gaite, the pseudonym of writers Adelaide Manning and Cyril Coles. An uncommon first edition.Signed with the pseudonym of the author, Francis Gaite, to the front wrap. Gaite was a pseudonym used by two British writers, Adelaide Frances Oke Manning and Cyril Henry Coles. They more frequently wrote under the pseudonym Manning Coles.Stamped 'Uncorrected Proof' and 'Please Return to Production Dept. Hodder and Stoughton' to the front wrap.A supernatural time travel tale in which Sally Latimer travels to France in 1953, alongside her great grandfather, who died in 1870. In the publisher's original paper wraps. With two publisher's stamp, and the author's signature, to the front wrap. Handwritten title to back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned to perimeters due to paper type, but clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .