Author: James Hilton
Title: Good-Bye, Mr. Chips
Description: London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1934. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of this charming boarding-school set novella, in the original dust wrapper. The first UK edition, first impression of James Hilton's beloved novella about the life of school-teacher Mr. Chipping. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with four plates from Ethel 'Bip' Pares. Collated, complete.This story was originally printed in 'British Weekly', with its popularity leading to publication in book form for the first time in New York in June 1934. This first UK edition was published in October of the same year. The novella tells the story of a beloved school teacher and his long tenure at Brookfield School, a fictional minor British boys' public boarding school located in the fictional village of Brookfield in the Fenlands.With the contemporary inscription of H C Walson to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptionally bright, with small bump to back strip head. Inscription to front free endpaper. Foxing to fore edge of text block. Discolouration and light tide mark to dust wrapper back strip. Light marks to front and rear wraps. Loss to back strip head and tail, and more significant loss and closed tears to tail of front wrap. Spotting to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Areas of significant spotting and foxing throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Ethel Pares. Very Good/Good.

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