L.P. Hartley – The Go-Between – First UK Edition 1953 – SIGNED by Val Biro
£750.00
A first edition, first printing published by Hamish Hamilton in 1953. A near fine book without inscriptions – a superb copy with a full, rich red topstain. In a very good complete wrapper which is clipped and has two tape repairs internally, the top, bleeding a little through. SIGNED on the front flap by Val Biro, the illustrator of the fantastic dust wrapper.
The story is a poignant coming-of-age story set in Edwardian England. The novel’s narrator, Leo Colston, looks back on a summer spent at a grand estate called Brandham Hall. He becomes the unwitting messenger in a passionate love affair between the daughter of the house, Marian, and a local farmer, Ted. Leo’s innocence and the consequences of his actions haunt him throughout his life, reflecting themes of class, love, and the passage of time.
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A first edition, first printing published by Hamish Hamilton in 1953. A near fine book without inscriptions – a superb copy with a full, rich red topstain. In a very good complete wrapper which is clipped and has two tape repairs internally, the top, bleeding a little through. SIGNED on the front flap by Val Biro, the illustrator of the fantastic dust wrapper.
The story is a poignant coming-of-age story set in Edwardian England. The novel’s narrator, Leo Colston, looks back on a summer spent at a grand estate called Brandham Hall. He becomes the unwitting messenger in a passionate love affair between the daughter of the house, Marian, and a local farmer, Ted. Leo’s innocence and the consequences of his actions haunt him throughout his life, reflecting themes of class, love, and the passage of time.