The Abinger Edition (Collected Works) of E.M. Forster. Edited by Oliver Stallybrass (with Elizabeth Heine, P.N. Furbank, Rod Mengham, Philip Gardner, Evelyne Hanquart-Turner and Miriam Allott).
London: Edward Arnold and André Deutsch, 1972-2004. 8vo. 20 volumes. First editions thus, with three limited editions. Original hardcovers, gilt. Volumes 4a and 6a have line finder bookmarks loosely inserted as issued. Volume 11 has a bookplate on the front pastedown and the d/w spine is faded. A few volumes also have partially faded jackets. Contents clean. No other ownership marks. Near fine in near fine d/ws. Item #8692
The complete set contains: 1. Where Angels Fear to Tread (1975); 2. The Longest Journey (1984); 3. A Room with a View (1977); 3a. The Lucy Novels (Limited edition, #507 of 1000 copies, 1977) 4. Howards End (1973); 4a. The Manuscripts of Howards End (Limited edition, #845 of 1000 copies, 1973); 5. Maurice (1999); 6. A Passage to India (1978); 6a. The Manuscripts of A Passage to India (Limited edition, #959 of 1500 copies, with publisher's line finder bookmark loosely inserted, 1978); 7. The Machine Stops and other stories (1997); 8. The Life to Come and other stories (1972); 9. Arctic Summer and other fiction (1981); 10. Abinger Harvest and England's Pleasant Land (1997); 11. Two Cheers for Democracy (1972); 12. Aspects of the Novel (1974); 13. Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson and related writings (1973); 14. The Hill of Devi and other Indian writings (1983); 15. Marianne Thornton (2000); 16. Alexandria: A History and a Guide & Pharos and Pharillon (2004); 17. The Prince's Tale and other uncollected writings (1998). Owing to the publishing history, complete sets are very scarce, especially in this condition.
Price: £2,750.00