Faber & Faber, London, July 1943. First edition. Book condition:- good. Corners a little bumped and general light shelf wear. Spine slightly rolled. Covers a little soiled. Internally clean. Small closed tears to upper edge of p31. Upper corner of ffep lightly creased. Endpapers very lightly tanned. Dust jacket condition: good. Unclipped. A little wear around the edges and some chipping to head and tail of spine. Spine discoloured. Joad's Young Soldier goes on a pilgrimage to find the Better World that has been promised him after the war. At the end he finds, in so far as he finds anything at all, that the New World he seeks is, if it is anywhere at all, inside himself. Illustrations by Mervyn Peake.

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Title

The Adventures of the Young Soldier in Search of The Better World

Publisher

Faber & Faber, London

Publication Date

1943

Binding

Hardback

Illustrator

Mervyn Peake

Edition

First edition.

Condition

Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Good

Book Type

Book

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Modern Fiction

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