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Rain Upon Godshill (More Chapters of Autobiography)
by Priestley, J. B
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good, 1st Readers' Union edition (original in 1939), no d/j, blue clothbound boards (some water damage), white spine titling; te
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Readers' Union / William Heinemann, 1941. reprint. h/b. Good, 1st Readers' Union edition (original in 1939), no d/j, blue clothbound boards (some water damage), white spine titling; text block firm, pages crisp but some foxing.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). John Boynton Priestley OM (1894Ð1984) was an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. His Yorkshire background is reflected in much of his fiction, notably in The Good Companions (1929), which first brought him to wide public notice. Many of his plays are structured around a time slip, and he went on to develop a new theory of time, with different dimensions that link past, present and future. In 1940 he broadcast a series of short propaganda radio talks, which were credited with strengthening civilian morale during the Battle of Britain. In the following years his left-wing beliefs brought him into conflict with the government and influenced the development of the welfare state.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC133063
- Title
- Rain Upon Godshill (More Chapters of Autobiography)
- Author
- Priestley, J. B
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Good, 1st Readers' Union edition (original in 1939), no d/j, blue clothbound boards (some water damage), white spine titling; te
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Readers' Union / William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1941
- Pages
- 331
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- autobiography, memoir, Priestley
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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