Author: L. P. Hartley
Title: The Betrayal
Description: London, Hamish Hamilton, 1966. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this sequel to 'The Brickfield' by L. P. Hartley, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, "For Margaret and Ralph, with love, from Leslie, 1st Sept. 1966".In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Betrayal' is the sequel to 'The Brickfield'; in this novel, the elderly author continues to narrate his memoirs to his young secretary. However, after he reveals his experience finding a friend drowned as a child, his secretary begins to blackmail him, and his secret is revealed, to varying results.By L. P. Hartley, best known for his 1953 novel 'The Go-Between&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very minor shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is edge worn, with small chips and closed tears. Surface loss to the front wrap. Wraps are age-toned with light handling marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Good.

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