Holy Deadlock
by Herbert, A. P. (Sir Alan Patrick)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co, 1934. rust c w/lite sunnning and rubbing, gilt titles; some toning of end papers; 311 clean, unmarked pages+publisher's listings. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12 vo.
Synopsis
Holy Deadlock is a 1934 satirical novel by the English author A. P. Herbert, which aimed to highlight the perceived inadequacies and absurdities of contemporary divorce law. The book took a particularly lenient view of the need for divorces, which it characterised as "a relief from misfortune, not a crime", and demonstrated how the current system created an environment which encouraged the participants to commit perjury and adultery.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dorley House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 122821
- Title
- Holy Deadlock
- Author
- Herbert, A. P. (Sir Alan Patrick)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 2nd
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1934
- Size
- 12 vo
- Keywords
- Mystery
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Dorley House Books
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Hagerstown, Maryland
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.