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72 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED 66 IMPERFECTIONS NOT STATED 383. Benedict (Pinckney) Town Smokes, (Ontario Review Press 1987) signed, First Edn, v.g. in pictorial wrappers, as issued (no hb); The Wrecking Yard and Other Stories, (Doubleday 1992) First US Edn., signed on title page, v.g. in dust wrapper; Dogs on God Stories, (Doubleday 1994) First US Edn., signed on title page, v.g. and in dust wrappers. (3) €80-€120 384. Stillitoe (Alan) The Mentality of the Picaresque Hero, (Stone & Danowski 1993) Turret Papers No. 2 First Edn., signed, Ltd. Edn. 500, this copy signed, inscribed " all best wishes to Dr. Murray from Alan Stillitoe," v.g. in card wrappers, near fine; Stillitoe (Alan) From Canto Two of the Rats, (Privately printed) vg. in red stiff wrappers, signed, inscribed: "To Bernard - Love - Alan," Pp8 Laid in: acs from Stillitoe and orig. env; Lerner (Laurence) A.R.T.H.U.R. (Harvester Press 1974) First Paperback Edn. Signed inscribed " Laurence Lerner on behalf of Arthur," V.g. in lightly wrappers; Murray (Les) Translations from the Natural World, (Carcanet 1993) First Edn., Signed, V.g. in wrappers as issued. Paper toned (pale yellow spotting) throughout. Inscribed " for Philip Murray / with familial best wishes - Les Murray"; Murray (Les) The Boys who Stole the Funeral, (Angus & Robertson 1982) Reprint. Inscribed " for Philip / with warm regards - Les Murray," Conn (Stewart) Under the Ice, (Hutchinson 1978) First Edn., signed, vg. in wrappers (Laid in: 2 als from Conn); Hofmann (Ml.) Acrimony, (Faber 1986) First Paperback signed, vg. in wrappers; Calvert (Raymond) The Ballad of William Bloat, (Blackstaff 1982) First Edn., Shapcott (Jo) Phrase Book, (Oxford Poets 1992) First Edn., v.g. in wrappers. (10) €80-€100 384A. Fine Association Copy Shaw (Geo. Bernard) The Author's Apology from Mrs. Warren's Profession, Thin 8vo New York (Brentano's) 1905. Introd. by John Corbin. First Edn., hf. title, 66pp partly unopened (a couple of pages with small tears at fore-edge) orig. boards with printed title, & black ties, in blue cloth wrappers & matching slipcase. V. good. (1) * Half title inscribed by author to John Corbin, who wrote the introduction, ' Inscribed for John Corbin Surely a critic[?], but not yet tyrannical. Thanks G. Bernard Shaw / 23 Nov. 1905.' This is Shaw's apology referencing his controversial play " Mrs. Warrens Profession," which debates the topic of prostitution. €175-€250