ALDINGTON, Richard

Death of a Hero. A Novel

London, Chatto & Windus, 1929 [first edition].

Octavo, xii, 440 pages.

Black cloth lettered in gilt on the spine; top edge dyed purple, bottom edge uncut; endpapers lightly tanned; contemporary signature (dated 15 November 1929) and small label of the Adelaide booksellers F.W. Preece & Sons on the front pastedown; an excellent copy with the good unclipped dustwrapper (a little chipped, sunned and rubbed, with numerous short closed tears and minor loss at the head of the rear joint).

The striking colour design on the front panel of the dustwrapper is by Paul Nash.

Item #144602

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