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by Bates

$25 · Offered by L. W. Currey

First edition

London: Michael Joseph, 1961 . Octavo, original red cloth, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Collects a dozen short stories, generally in the dark vein for which he was noted. The prolific Bates was primarily a writer of short stories and in this field he was highly regarded by David Garnett and Graham Greene, among others. His style has been traced to the influence of Conrad and thus of Henry James and Stephen

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