First Lesson.

ASTON, James, pseud. (Terence Hanbury White)

Published by Chatto & Windus. 1932, 1932

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FIRST EDITION. Half title, v. sl. spotting to prelims. Orig. yellow cloth; v. sl. marked. Buff pictorial d.w., clipped; a little rubbed & marked, rear panel sl. creased with two small closed tears. A nice copy. An early novel of White's, in which a buttoned-up Cambridge don has some erotic adventures with a liberated foreign type. The book was published under a pseudonym for fear of causing scandal, as White was then working as a teacher. The effort was in vain: one of his students read it and he was hauled up before the headmaster. The sexual antics are unlikely to startle even the most sheltered modern reader, but White is such an astute scholar of English stuffiness that there's humour to be had nonetheless.

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Title: First Lesson.
Publisher: Chatto & Windus. 1932
Publication Date: 1932
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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ABA, ILAB & PBFA member. Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers have been selling 18th & 19th Century English books, especially first editions of English Literature and Social History since 1969 and are world leading specialists in Dickens. Our premises are opposite the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London. We publish between 4 and 6 major catalogues per annum. As traditional and professional booksellers, we prefer to develop a personal relationship with collectors - and customers via the internet.

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