John Hampson — Man About the House

London, Grayson and Grayson, 1935. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon copy of this signed limited edition novel from John Hampson, being one of the titles available from the 'Grayson Books' series. One of 250 numbered, signed copies of the first edition. Signed by the author to the limitation page.In the original cloth binding. A short story of a father's cruel discipline, 'Man About the House' was the fifth volume published in the Grayson Books, a series of limited editions of 285 signed and numbered copies each, of which 250 were offered for sale. Edited by John Hackney. Written by John Hampson, an English novelist and prominent member of a Birmingham Group of working-class authors, best known for his 1931 novel 'Saturday Night at the Greyhound', a Hogarth Press publication. In the original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with mild rubbing to the extremities only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .