Oppenheim (E. Phillips) Simple Peter Cradd.
£395
A Novel
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1931.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
Considered one of Oppenheim’s best works, opening with a fantastic description of the boring life of Mr Peter Cradd,and the transformation he undergoes when he inherits a fortune. A useful insight into middle class life in England in the thirties, and the dreams of downtrodden… A nice Bip Pares jacket to boot.
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Cloth very slightly sunned at spine, but really a very good copy, in slightly dust-soiled jacket with a few very minor closed tears.
Jacket artwork by Bip Pares.
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