Keable (Robert) The Madness of Monty
£150
London, Nisbet, 1928.
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
“…the story of a master at a big public school, the current of whose life is completely changed by contact with a book, a woman, and a philosopher” (jacket blurb). The author’s last novel.
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A very good copy, cloth sharp and bright; jacket very slightly dust-soiled with a few minor closed tears, slight sunning to spine, but overall very good.
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