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First Edition. Very rare UK first edition (the true first) of Upward's last book. He commited suicide in 1926, apparently on hearing that G.B.
Shaw had won the Nobel Prize - a distinction which he seems to have believed he himself deserved. Apart from his overweening self-belief, at least Ezra Pound shared the view that Upward was a genius. This book is a Tarleton mystery novel, the sequel to his Domino Club of 1925.
Original brown linen with gilt spine lettering, top edges stained brown. Minor soiling to cloth and margins but a clean, sound copy of a desperately scarce book.
Written by Dr Jeremy Parrott, who has the book in his hands. Nothing here is generated from a catalogue record.
Bibliographic detail
| Author | Upward, Allen |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Faber and Gwyer, London |
| Date | 1926 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Condition | Very Good |
| Stock reference | ab_4211979291 |
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