Testament Of Youth: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 (Signed)

Description: Condition Continued: The middle page edge is deckled or rough-cut. They did a very good job. The front cover makes a little bit of a crinkling sound when you open it. The juncture between the front inside cover and front end paper looks very good. The juncture between the rear inside cover and rear end paper also looks very good. The book is solidly bound. The pages are nicely bound. I didn't find any instances of a space at the juncture between any facing pages. The pages are exceptionally clean. Scrolling through, I haven't seen any other spots other than the little ones just mentioned on three pages. I'm also not finding any conspicuous creasing, no placeholder creases, no turned-down corners. There is a faded bookseller stamp on the rear inside cover. There are no other markings. The signed inscription is the only writing to be found anywhere in the book. On the rear inside cover and rear end paper there are bits of what appear to be (guessing) either a review of the book or perhaps part of the jacket. Someone clearly removed parts but not all (I have provided a photograph). The Macmillan Company, New York, 1933. Hardcover. Second Printing of the American Edition. 1933 on the title page. 'Reprinted September 1933' on the copyright page. The English first edition was published by Victor Gollancz in late August of 1933. I suppose the American edition must have been published around the same time given that this September publication was already a reprint.This book is Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page (see photo). The inscription simply reads 'Inscribed for Eleanor Peck by Vera Brittain, November 15 (or 5?) 1934.' There are only a few signed copies of this book for sale on the Internet. Once listed, this will be the earliest printing of any of the signed books. From Wikipedia: 'Testament of Youth has been acclaimed as a classic for its description of the impact of World War I on the lives of women and the middle-class civilian population of the United Kingdom. The book shows how the impact extended into the postwar years. It is also considered a classic in feminist literature for its depiction of a woman's pioneering struggle to forge an independent career in a society only grudgingly tolerant of educated women. Several critics have noted the cathartic process by which the memoir deals with her grief at the loss during the war of young men close to her: brother Edward Brittain, fiancé Roland Leighton, and friends Victor Richardson and Geoffrey Thurlow.The book's main subject is Vera's work as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse, nursing wounded soldiers in London, Malta and at Etaples in France. It also describes how she returned, disillusioned, to Somerville College after the war and completed her BA degree. It covers the beginning of her career in journalism, writing for Time and Tide and lecturing for the League of Nations.'

Price: 600 USD

Location: Pound Ridge, New York

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