A. L. Barker — No Word of Love

London, Chatto & Windus; The Hogarth Press , 1985. First edition. Cloth. A scarce engrossing collection of short stories from A. L. Barker, with a signed and dated inscription from the author. The first edition thus of this collection. With three of the stories having been published previously. With a signed, dated inscription by the author to the front free endpaper. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A captivating collection of eleven short stories from English writer A. L. Barker, with the recurring themes being people in love or in need of love, and people who, for good or bad, need each other.During her career, Barker published ten short story collections and was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1970. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Slight fading to the cloth and minor shelf wear. Dust wrapper is heavily sunned to the front and spine and lightly edge worn. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned, but clean. With the author's signed inscription to the front free endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.