Self Condemned

Gift able-Book is an excellent shape– British published –dark navy blue boards minor scuffs/wear on the bottom –spine tight book feels fairly unread –dust jacket is in wonderful shape it does have a Brodart cover wrapped around it no taping involved-I hate that when people ruin books taping supposed protective covers--Self Condemned, originally published in 1954, Story of Professor René Harding & his wife, Essie, as they find themselves in Momaco–fictionalized version of Toronto, after René's resignation as an academic in London–downsized into a employment second-rate University of Momaco, René &Essie suffer through a bleak and oppressive isolation in a dreary and alien city.Devastating, disturbing satire of life in wartime Canada– difficulty individuals face as they struggle to adapt to new surroundings while preserving their sense of wholeness,& the bond that develops between people during a shared experience of isolation.-Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) was born on his father's yacht off Nova Scotia but grew up in England- leading figure of the Modernist movement in English literature & associated with T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound -spending World War 11 in Toronto- experiences there are basis of Self Condemned-Pictures included for your review-sent media mail –questions answered via customer service phone or customer emailing message services-gift delivery instructions-alternative expedited deliveries need to be requested & adjusted price wise...-you get the copy you were viewing carefully packed to protect it from damage in transit..Self condemned-Wyndham Lewis- Publisher: Manchester -Carcanet Press, first ed ©1983.ISBN - 08563548640- 9780856354861- OCLC Number: -153646124- -Reprint. Originally published: London : Methuen, 1954. 436 pages, [14] pages of plates : illustrations - afterword by Rowland Smith.-Ruth Reaser..LAXVespa Los Angeles /Culver City-3402 BMK 29 HC Self Condemned