1955 A Train Of Powder Rebecca West First Edition Dustwrapper

Description: Click here to see our other books! A Train of Powder Rebecca West 1955 Macmillan and Co : London 9" by 5.5" vii, 332pp. SUMMARY A lovely first edition of this interesting book following four controversial trials, exploring the nature of crime and punishment, by Rebecca West. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper Overall Condition: Near Fine This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition of this work.A fascinating exploration of four unconventional trials, exploring the nature of guilt and innocence, crime and punishment, forgiveness and retribution. Most of the book follows the Nuremberg trials with three essays titled 'Greenhouse with Cyclamens,' giving a precise, thorough, and thought provoking insight. The other essays follow two murder trials which were particularly brutal, one of a lynching in North Carolina, and the other of a torso murder is the UK. Most of the volume is based on articles published in the Daily Telegraph, Time and Tide, the New Yorker, the Evening Standard, and World Review. A fascinating volume following the pursuit of the truth.With the original, unclipped dustwrapper. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelfwear and slight bumping to the extremities as well as head and tail of the spine. The dustwrapper is unclipped and smart, with slight spotting to the wrappers, minor shelfwear and slight cupping to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Near Fine Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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