John Brophy - The Prime of Life, a Novel

London, Collins, 1954 . First edition. Cloth. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of this 1950s novel from John Brophy, about a man in love with his son's fiancé. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A signed presentation copy, addressed to British soldier, military historian and military theorist Basil Liddell Hart, whose pre-war publications are known to have influenced German strategy in the Second World War.With the inscription 'For Kathleen and Basil Liddell Hart, affectionately, John Brophy, January 1954' to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price unclipped.The first edition, first impression of this novel, advertised by the publisher as 'the story of a man who finds himself, at the age of 49, in love with a girl young enough to be his daughter', but later finds out that she is engaged to his own son. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head, otherwise externally excellent. Spotting to fore edge of text block. A touch of sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with small loss and closed tear to back strip head. Spotting to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

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