The Insolent Breed
Hutchinson and Company, 1960. first English edition. hardcover. 8vo 448pp. first English edition. from front flap: "In The Insolent Breed [Borden] shows even more clearly his ability to combine warm feeling and good humour in a rich story of conflict between puritanism and the pagan gods of pleasure. The story begins before the First World War when the young Shade Motley wanders into the town of Macedonia with his fiddle under his arm and shocks the stern community with his love of music and life."
signed and inscribed by author on FFEP. very good: discoloration to edges of boards, bumped, toning to paste downs and endpapers, signed and inscribed by the author on FFEP: "For Edwin Randall our good friend Borden Deal Tuscaloosa alabama May 24, 1964" / good: chipping and scuffing to top edge, small closed tears, age toning, NOT clipped ("21s net"). Item #803
#00886.
Price: $50.00