Ivy Compton-Burnett; Charles Burkhart — I. Compton-Burnett and the Last and the First

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1965-1971. First edition. Cloth. Two volumes of works by or about English novelist Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett, in the original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers Both the first edition in the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrapper.Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett was an English novelist whose works consist mainly of dialogue and focus on family life among the late Victorian or Edwardian upper middle class.This two volume set contains: I. Compton-Burnett biography and work of literary criticism by Charles Burkhart The Last and the First by Compton-Burnett with a personal foreword by Elizabeth Sprigge and a critical postscript by Charles Burkhart. In the publisher's original cloth with the original bright, unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent with only light shelf wear to the extremities. Dust wrappers very smart with the odd mark. Odd crease and small tear to edges / edge wear to I. Compton-Burnett wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.