VGC.Faber and Faber,1994.First edition-first printing.Includes The Lady in The Van.Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine,small nicks on the edge of the back cover) with Dj(two nicks,creases and scratch on the Dj cover),both in VGC.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages but slightly tainted and yellow on the outer edges,two very small marks and small ink mark on the outer edge of the pages,very small nick/crease on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.427pp including List of illustrations,index.Price clipped.Heavy book. This is another paragraph Product Description: Autobiographical and idiosyncratic, this is a collection of Alan Bennett's prose writings, assembled by Bennett himself from over a quarter of a century of diaries, reminiscences, broadcasting and reviews. It includes his address at Russell Harty's memorial service, and recollections of growing up in Leeds. At the heart of the collection is The Lady in the Van, his true account of Miss Mary Shepherd, a tramp who took up residence in his garden and stayed for 15 years.
