Lodwick (John) Running to Paradise
£70
London, Methuen, 1943.
First edition. 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in pink to spine. Dust-jacket.
The first edition of Lodwick’s prize-winning first novel, in part based on his own experiences with the Foreign Legion during the outbreak of WW2.
Out of stock
Cloth very slightly mottled and bumped; minor chipping to top edge of jacket, but overall very good.
Jacket artwork by Wm Atkins.
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