Only Fade Away by Bruce Marshall - 1954

Constable, 1954. Hardcover. Good. 1954. First Published. 333 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Wear marks overall.

London: Constable and Company, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 12mo. Red cloth boards with silver lettering to spine and silver BM monogram to foot of front board. 333 p.p. Bumping to corners and spine ends. Dust jacket has chips to spine ends, short and long tears, long closed tear to rear cover (repaired with tape). None of the recent war novels has related the second conflict of the century to the first. This is a story of the two world wars, written by one who served in both, written also with the immense vitality and the exciting blend of joyous mockery, righteous anger and profound pity for human torment which are Marshall's secret.

London: Constable. A military novel covering both World wars.Possibly re-bound & slightly trimmed. Red cloth stating library on front board but NOT ex-library . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1954.