Wings Deceive by Simon Edith (2 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. 1944 FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Published: 1944. 1st Edition / 1st Impression. Not signed by author. 1944 first impression of Edith Simon's wartime psychological novel. DESCRIPTION: Airplane and dove illustrated DJ over light blue cloth Language: English Book Condition: Good. Light wear to bruised corners, sharp edges and lightly sunned spine ends. Clean sharp cloth. Tightly bound with spotting to intact endpapers and strong hinges. Lightly toned pages with light spotting to opening and closing pages. Toned and spotted text block edges. DJ Condition: Fair. Heavy wear to upper and lower edges. Small losses to spine ends and corners. Toned spine with stain mark to lower end. Toned exposed edges with spotting to most surfaces. Pages 235. Size: 19 cm by 12. 5 cm. BOOK RESUME: Wings Deceive is a sophisticated wartime psychological novel that explores themes of illusion, social pretence, and the fractures in human relationships under the pressure of conflict. Published at the height of the Second World War, the narrative reflects the eras preoccupation with hidden truths and the deceptive nature of the visible world during a period of total war. It stands as a notable example of mid-century fiction that prioritises internal character tension and moral complexity over standard military heroics. AUTHOR: Edith Simon was a versatile German-born British novelist and historian whose work frequently interrogated the intersection of individual morality and historical upheaval. Having moved to the UK in the 1930s, her formative years were defined by the displacement of the refugee experience and the looming shadow of the Second World War. This context of shifting identities and wartime uncertainty directly informed her psychological approach to narrative, which would later culminate in her transition to highly respected historical non-fiction.