White August
London: Michael Joseph, (1955). Brian Wildsmith (dust jacket illustration). First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 8vo. Pp. 239. Bound in black cloth with white lettering stamped on spine. Light dust soiling to top edge. In the illustrated dust jacket that shows just a hint of age-toning on rear panel. Price of 10s. 6d. intact on front flap. Near Fine / Very Good+. Item #7464
A hostile power inflicts war on England through manipulation of weather: snow falls in August. The dust jacket art, by Brian Wildsmith, revered as a children's book illustrator, evokes the plot's menace. HUBIN, p. 40. A well preserved copy with dust jacket is now protected within a clear, removable archival sleeve.
Price: $45.00