No Signposts in the Sea
8vo., publisher’s burgundy linson boards, lettered and decorated with publisher’s device in gilt to spine; together in the unclipped blue, green and white dustwrapper designed by Charles Gorham; pp. [vi], 7- 155, [v]; the book lightly pushed at spine tips, with marginal offsetting to the prelims and slight toning to the outer edges of the text block; contemporary ownership name in black pen to the ffep; else near-fine in wrapper which is very good, a couple of small nicks, chips and short closed tears to ends of spine and folds, lightly rubbed in places.
First edition.
Written from the perspective of Edmund Carr, Sackville-West chronicles the final few weeks in the life of the protagonist, who boards a ship in pursuit of the woman he loves.
A lovely copy.
SKU: 1800192