by Madelaine Duke

 Jacket design by Geraldine Spence

London: Jonathan Cape, (1958).

First edition, first printing.

Madelaine Duke's first work of fiction presents the demoralizing effects of political pressure on children.

Written from the viewpoint of a sixteen-year-old Cypriot boy who witnesses the murder of a close friend, who is a young English soldier.

Mildly bumped to upper and lower spine edges, else nearly fine in textured deep-blue over turquoise-blue boards with bright turquoise-blue embossed titles to the spine; in a near fine dust jacket with a tanned spine, and a short tear to the upper edge of the rear panel; original 15s net printed price still intact to the front inner flap.

Octavo; 224 pages.

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