Farewell to Youth by Jameson, Storm - 1928

New York: Alfred A Knoff, 1928 A nice solid book, page 3 has what could be a printing error with a very slight blur the length of the page with a small hole at top and tail of blur possibly caused by the press. Text is still legible. pages 81/83 have torn corners, not affecting the text. A pencil;led name is on the title page, this could be erased. Orange cloth covered boards with green title and green and gilt decoartion on front board, blind stamp of the borzoi colophon on rear board.. Minor aging to block edges and some shelf bumping on bottom edge of book.

New York: Knopf, 1928. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. First printing. A good copy lacking the dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the FFEP..

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1928. First Edition. Very Good. Bound in original orange cloth over boards with green lettering and green and gilded design on the front. The spine is slightly darkened and minor shelfwear; solid with a very slight lean. Borzoi Books endpapers. Top-stain green and rough cut long and lower edges. The interior is clean and clear throughout.  Pages: (8) 310 (1)     Dimensions: 7(11/16) x 5(7/16) x 1(5/16).

London: William Heinemann Ltd,, 1928. First edition, first impression, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "for Mabel Ulrich, with all my love, from Storm Jameson". A prodigious writer with a "mania against domestic life" (ODNB), Jameson also worked as a publisher, journalist, playwright, and translator. The present work is semi-autobiographical, and draws on her husband's experiences in the First World War. Jameson (1891-1986) was the first woman to become President of the British chapter of International PEN, holding the post from 1937 to 1945, and was the first woman to read English at the University of Leeds. As well as being a prolific novelist, she was "much in demand both as a literary critic and a commentator on social and political issues" (Maslen, p. 33). Her career in the interwar period was informed by her intimate involvement in campaigning against fascism and social injustice; she was a founding member of the Peace Pledge Union in 1934, though she later reluctantly… Read More