Journey into the Blue

In the vibrantly illustrated original dust wrapper, this is the very scarce first UK edition of Gusztav Rab's novel about communism in Hungary. The very scarce first UK edition, first impression of this work, translated from the original French by Peter Green.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.First published in France the year prior, this novel is set in 1952 and based on the events of the Communist takeover of Hungary four years earlier. This was written in the seven years the author spent in exile, raising pigs.Front free endpaper removed, with inscription to half title. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Front free endpaper removed, with inscription to front free endpaper. Chipping to dust wrapper back strip head and wrap heads, with major closed tear to front wrap fore edge, and further closed tear to head of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good Indeed.