The Dear Deceit

Christine Brooke-Rose

Published by Secker and Warburg, London, 1960

About this Item

The first edition of this scarce semi-autobiographical novel by Christine Brooke-Rose in the original dust wrapper. The first edition.Scarce.In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper.This novel was written by Christine Brooke-Rose, a former professor and author. The work tells the story of Alfred Northbrook Hayley, a scheming and manipulative man who provides a semi-biographical representation of the author's father. The work follows Alfred's life in reverse, starting in adulthood and ending at his childhood. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and very light offsetting to the endpapers. The wrap is very smart with slight sunning to the spine, handling marks to the rear, slight edge wear and offsetting to the verso. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned and clean pages. Scattered spotting to the top edge. Near Fine.

Seller Inventory # 885Z19

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Dear Deceit
• Publisher: Secker and Warburg, London
• Publication Date: 1960
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern Fiction