Jonathan Cape, 1938-01-01. First Edition 3rd. Imp.. Hardcover. VG/GD/ND. SOLD HARDBACK ""HARD TO FIND,"" SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st,* Impression: 3rd.* Date of Publication: 1938 (1936)* Publisher: Jonathan Cape.* Binding and cover condition: Yellow cloth, black title to spine and face. Light bumps, no rubs, spine somewhat darkened and stained at head and tail. GD* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, slight marks to end papers. VG* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 252 pp. text.* Description: This is the first of three novels written by Stevie Smith and consists, to start with, of the random scriblings of a bored secretary called Pompey. She visits Germany as the Nazis are gaining power. She is horrified by the anti-semitism and feels guilt for her inaction and her earlier reaction to British jewish relations. The German scenes stand out in the novel, but perhaps equally powerful are her dissections of failed love. She describes two unsuccessful relationships, first with the German Karl and then with the suburban Freddy. The final section of the novel describes with unusual clarity the intense pain of her break-up with Freddy.* A VG text copy with an aged cover reducing it to GD but no dust jacket.* 0

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 3904
Title: NOVEL ON YELLOW PAPER
Author: SMITH
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - VG/GD/ND
Edition: First Edition 3rd. Imp.
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Date Published: 1938-01-01
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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