A. L. Barker — Submerged

London, Virago , 2002. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition of this short story collection from Audrey Lilian Barker. The very scarce first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. With a newspaper clipping of a dedication article for the author tipped in by previous owner. A wonderful collection of seven short stories from English writer Audrey Lilian Barker - the tenth and final of her collections, which was being prepared when Barker sadly passed away. With an introduction by Jane Gardam. During her lifetime, Barker published ten collections of short stories and eleven novels, one of which – John Brown's Body – was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1970. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is also very smart with light edgewear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.