TESTAMENT OF YOUTH: An Autobiographical Study of the Years 1900-1925 (Sixth impression in near fine condition)

Vera Brittain

Published by Victor Gollancz, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, 1933

About this Item

Sixth impression of the true first edition, published just four months after the first impression, which was in August 1933. The book went into five more impressions in 1933, culminating with this one in December 1933, as stated on the printer's page. All these impressions were printed on good quality paper, although this impression uses slightly thinner paper than the first impression (a copy of which we also have listed on ABE Books) and is consequently in a slightly thinner binding. This copy is unusual in that it is in near fine condition. ***Near fine in red cloth-covered boards with black titles to the spine. The boards are clean and generally unmarked, except for a small area of rubbing at the tail of the spine where the surface cloth covering has been worn away. The spine is slightly faded, as to be expected after 90 years, but far less than is usually found. The binding is square and tight, with no reading lean and no sign of any splitting to the fragile cloth, or to the hinges. Corners sharp. Page block edges really clean with none of the usual foxing. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions, and no annotations. Unusually, there is none of the usual offsetting to the endpapers, and virtually no internal foxing. Pages clean. No dustwrapper. ***203mm x 140mm. 661 pages including author's acknowledgments and foreword dated May 1933 to the fore, plus 'The War Generation: Vale, VB. 1933' printed poem at the back of the book. ***Contents: Foreword, Part I. Ch I. Forward from Newcastle; II. Provincial Young-Ladyhood; III. Oxford versus War; IV. Learning versus Life; V. Camberwell versus Death. *** Part II. VI. "When the Vision Dies---"; VII. Tawny Island; VIII. Between the Sandhills and the Sea; IX. "This Loneliest Hour". *** Part III: X. Survivors Not Wanted; XI. Piping for Peace; XII. "Another Stranger". ***Sixth impression of the true first edition, published just four months after the first impression - this copy is in fantastic near fine condition, with the only real fault being the small patch of rubbing on the spine. First and early impressions of "Testament of Youth" are very hard to find now. This is a superb copy. Of interest to collectors of Vera Brittain, British social history and the First World War. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 8726

Bibliographic Details

Title: TESTAMENT OF YOUTH: An Autobiographical ...

Publisher: Victor Gollancz, 14 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London

Publication Date: 1933

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First Edition