SAVROLA -"Sevenpenny Library" Edition in the Rare Dust Jacket-

The first and only Churchill novel, a statement of personal and political philosophy delivered as a dystopian adventure yarn. American publication preceded the English issue by roughly ten days, rendering the American edition the true first edition. A clothbound paperback-equivalent of the World War I-era, this small and rather fragile "Cheap" edition did not age well and its striking dust jacket rarely survived and is virtually never seen.This is an exceptional copy. The jacket has faded along the spine, with edge-chipping at the head and tail. There are fractional chips along the upper edge of the front face and a closed tear along the lower, but overall the jacket is impressively bright and complete. The red cloth is vibrantly fresh, if faintly faded from red to pinkish-red. The contents are fine, the pages a trifle browned, as per usual, and the prelims very lightly toned, with a vintage bookshop inkstamp on the front free endaper. Else fine. Unique thus. 16mo (260 pages, with frontis photo) (Cohen A3.6.a) (Woods A3d).…