L. P. Hartley Book Collection

Date range: 1920-1977

Medium: Printed

Number of items: 110 items

This collection of printed first editions and critical studies of Leslie Poles Hartley (1895–1972), novelist, short-story writer and critic, was purchased by The John Rylands Library in 1979.

Many of his novels are represented in first editions and his short stories are included in both anthologies and periodical contributions. There are several advance copies, and not a few of the volumes carry inscriptions by the author.

See also:

• L. P. Hartley Papers

Further information:

Recorded in Library Search.

Location:

• The John Rylands Library, Deansgate  [Map]
• Find out how to use the reading rooms in the John Rylands Research Institute and Library