Clemence Dane [Winifred Ashton] — The King Waits
London, William Heinemann, 1929. First edition. Paperback. A bright first edition copy of Clemence Dane's The King Waits, with the original glassine wrapper. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original paper wraps, with the original dust wrapper and the very scarce glassine wrapper. Winifred Ashton, better known by the pseudonym Clemence Dane (1888-1965), was an English novelist and playwright. She was most famous for her series The Babylons. This work is one of her short stories. In the publisher's original paper wraps, with the original dust wrapper and glassine wrapper. Externally, very bright and smart. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is attached to the paper wraps but is in excellent condition. Glassine wrapper is in very smart condition. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.
