Cyril Connolly; David Pryce-Jones; Michael Shelden; Clive Fisher — Works on Cyril Connolly

London , Weidenfeld And Nicolson; Routledge; Hamish Hamilton; David Bruce & Watson; Collins; Macmillan, 1945-1995. First edition. Cloth. A fantastic seven volume set of first edition works by and on the subject of renowned English critic Cyril Connolly. A fantastic 7 volume set of first edition works by and on the subject of Cyril Connolly, an English critic, novelist, and founder and editor of Horizon, a magazine of contemporary literature that was a major influence on Britain in its time. As a critic, Connolly was personal and eclectic rather than systematic, but his idiosyncratic views were perceptive and conveyed with wit and grace.This set includes:1953 Ideas and PlacesThe first edition of the work, written by Cyril Connolly. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.1945 The Condemned Playground: Essays, 1927-1944The first edition of the work, written by Cyril Connolly. With a frontispiece. 1963 Previous Convictions The first edition of the work, written by Cyril Connolly.1973 The Evening ColonnadeThe first edition, first impression of the work, written by Cyril Connolly. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.1983 Cyril Connolly: Journal and MemoirThe first edition of the work, written by David Pryce-Jones. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.1989 Friends of Promise: Cyril Connolly and the World of HorizonThe first edition, first impression of the work, written by Michael Shelden. In the original unclipped dust wrapper, with 4 double sided plates. Collated, complete. 1995 Cyril Connolly: A Nostalgic LifeThe first edition, first impression of the work, written by Clive Fisher. In the original price clipped dust wrapper, with 8 double sided plates. Collated, complete.  In publisher's original cloth bindings. Includes 5 original dust wrappers, 1 of which is clipped whilst the other 4 are unclipped. Externally, very smart. Shelf wear to extremities, most significant to the heads and tails of the spines. Book plates to front paste downs of The Condemned Playground and Previous Convictions. Dust wrappers are very smart. Chipping to head and tail of the spine of Ideas and Places, with loss at the head, sunning to spine, with the odd spot and mark to boards. Spotting to wrap of Friends of Promise. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.