BROPHY, John

City of Departures

London: Collins, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 287, [1]. Bound in yellow cloth with black lettering stamped on spine. In the pictorial dust jacket that shows a hint of edgewear. Fine / Very Good+. Item #5304

The novelist's treatment of WWII with a focus on Liverpool, which is described in some detail. Brophy refers to Bluecoat as the city's most graceful building, then "reduced to a "burnt-out skeleton." A bright copy, with the dust jacket now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

Price: $25.00