Barren Corn

HEYER, Georgette

Published by Longmans, Green and Co. (but 'Printed in the United States of America'), London, 1930

About this Item

London, Longmans, Green and Co. (but 'Printed in the United States of America'), 1930 (first edition). Octavo, [vi], 282 pages. Light orange cloth lettered in dark brown on the front cover and spine; tiny light mark to the front cover, and one a bit larger at the rear; edges a little foxed; free endpapers offset; contemporary ownership details in ink on the front free endpaper ('E.G. Conrick | Adelaide | Jan 4th 1932'); an excellent copy with the unclipped dustwrapper torn in two (halfway up the front hinge, across the spine and diagonally across the rear panel - then put together with clear tape on the verso), with minor loss near some corners, and some moderate rubbing along the spine. However, the wonderful pictorial front panel is almost entirely unaffected, and the overall impression is very pleasing. A rarity in every edition and in any condition: Georgette Heyer grew to loathe this work and three other early works of contemporary fiction (as distinct from her crime novels and Regency romances), and refused permission for them to be reprinted. Happily, we are able to offer, together with this copy of 'Barren Corn', decent copies (without dustwrappers) of 1920s reprints of the London editions of those three other suppressed works: 'Instead of the Thorn' (1929, 'new edition'); 'Helen' (1930, fifth edition); and 'Pastel' (1929, third edition). [4 items]. Seller Inventory # 115295

Bibliographic Details

Title: Barren Corn

Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co. (but 'Printed in the United States of America'), London

Publication Date: 1930

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: First Edition.