Mittelholzer (Edgar) Eltonsbrody
£75
London, Secker & Warburg, 1960.
First edition. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket.
A very good first edition of this work by Guyanese author Mittelhölzer, particularly notable in the context of Caribbean literature. The author sadly killed himself in 1965, at the age of 55.
Out of stock
Ink dates to front endpaper; boards very good; jacket with small closed tear near head of spine, overall very good.
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