Richard Hughes – A High Wind in Jamaica – First UK Edition 1929 – SIGNED with the rare wrap-around band
£600.00
A first edition, first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1929. A very good+ book – a little mottled to the boards – SIGNED by the Author to the title page without dedication, in a very good unclipped wrapper with some light nicks and tears and a browned spine, with a little fading – complete with the rare wrap-around band.
“A High Wind in Jamaica” by Richard Hughes is a classic novel published in 1929. Set in the mid-19th century, it follows the adventures of the Bas-Thornton children, who are sent from Jamaica to England after a hurricane devastates their home. The story takes an unexpected turn when the children are captured by pirates. Hughes explores themes of innocence, morality, and the blurred lines between good and evil. The novel offers a gripping narrative that challenges conventional notions of childhood and civilisation, delving into the complexities of human behaviour in the face of adversity.
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A first edition, first printing of A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes, published by Chatto and Windus in 1929. A very good+ book – a little mottled to the boards – SIGNED by the Author to the title page without dedication, in a very good unclipped wrapper with some light nicks and tears and a browned spine, with a little fading – complete with the rare wrap-around band.
“A High Wind in Jamaica” by Richard Hughes is a classic novel published in 1929. Set in the mid-19th century, it follows the adventures of the Bas-Thornton children, who are sent from Jamaica to England after a hurricane devastates their home. The story takes an unexpected turn when the children are captured by pirates. Hughes explores themes of innocence, morality, and the blurred lines between good and evil. The novel offers a gripping narrative that challenges conventional notions of childhood and civilisation, delving into the complexities of human behaviour in the face of adversity.
