TESTAMENT OF FRIENDSHIP

Brittain, Vera

Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1940

About this Item

Inscribed by Vera Brittain on the front flyleaf. Biographical memoir celebrating the life and enduring friendship between Brittain (1893-1970) and Winifred Holtby (1898-1935), spanning sixteen years. The narrative begins with Holtby's early life in Yorkshire and her experiences as a student at Somerville College, Oxford, where she and Brittain formed a deep bond through shared experiences of loss and ambition. Both women faced the repercussions of World War I, with Brittain mourning her brother and fiancé, while Holtby dealt with her unfulfilled love for a soldier. The memoir highlights their collaborative efforts in writing and their commitment to social justice, peace, and equality, while detailing Holtby's accomplishments as a novelist and her leadership role in the periodical Time and Tide. Octavo: xiii, [3] 412 pp. Original red cloth binding, with black- and gilt-stamped titles and borders. Period bookseller's label to the rear pastedown, with a bookplate to the front pastedown. The dust jacket is toned along the spine, with some minor edgewear; otherwise very good.

Seller Inventory # 78824

Bibliographic Details

• Title: TESTAMENT OF FRIENDSHIP
• Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1940
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature