Author: Robert Keable Title: Simon Called Peter
Description: London, Constable and Co, 1939. Fine Binding. A smartly bound early edition of Robert Keable's most famous publication. An early edition. Undated, dated using Library Hub. This copy states itself as the Two Hundred and Ninth Thousand. Upon its initial publication this novel caused a scandal as it tells the story of a priest's wartime affair with a young nurse. It sold 600,000 copies in the 1920s alone and was referenced in F Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby&apos. The novel propelled Keable into literary celebrity. In a half calf binding, with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with minor rubbing to the joints. Fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: Novel Priest World War I Priest None
Price: GBP 140.00 = appr. US$ 199.92 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 783L23
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