All Friends are Strangers by John Metcalfe (First Edition) Signed
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All Friends are Strangers by John Metcalfe (First Edition) Signed
$500.00 USD
All Friends are Strangers by John Metcalfe (First Edition) Signed
Authors: John Metcalfe
Location: London
Publisher: Nicholson & Watson
Date: 1948
Edition: First Edition
Features: First published in 1948, stated. Red cloth with black lettering. 352 pp. Reviews laid in. Signed and inscribed by the author on the FFEP. Blurb from the DJ "After the interval of the war years, spent in service with the R.A.F., Mr Metcalfe now gives us, in this tale of London and New York, what is probably so far his most important work. [.] The linked destinies of the two protagonists, Lake and Clayshaw, provide a main strand with which are interwoven the fates and fortunes of a richly diverse throng of minor characters, each vividly and clearly realized." Contains Supernatural material. Metcalfe's Horror and Ghost fiction explores popular themes of both genres-Vampirism, the human capacity for evil and the Influence of other realities on the everyday world". "While Metcalfe was capable of writing some crudely horrific stories, his work is generally of an extremely high standard" Wilson, pp 364
Book Condition: Very Good+: A mostly square copy with minor wear to spine edges and rear corners. Slight warp to front board. Light offset tanning to endpapers. Inscription and author's signature, Nov. 1948, to front free endpaper.
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good: Not price-clipped. A bright pictorial jacket. One chip to upper front near spine; mild wear to remaining edges. Mild soiling to rear cover. In clear protective cover.
Notes: Author's 4th novel.
HCX22535-1
Authors: John Metcalfe
Location: London
Publisher: Nicholson & Watson
Date: 1948
Edition: First Edition
Features: First published in 1948, stated. Red cloth with black lettering. 352 pp. Reviews laid in. Signed and inscribed by the author on the FFEP. Blurb from the DJ "After the interval of the war years, spent in service with the R.A.F., Mr Metcalfe now gives us, in this tale of London and New York, what is probably so far his most important work. [.] The linked destinies of the two protagonists, Lake and Clayshaw, provide a main strand with which are interwoven the fates and fortunes of a richly diverse throng of minor characters, each vividly and clearly realized." Contains Supernatural material. Metcalfe's Horror and Ghost fiction explores popular themes of both genres-Vampirism, the human capacity for evil and the Influence of other realities on the everyday world". "While Metcalfe was capable of writing some crudely horrific stories, his work is generally of an extremely high standard" Wilson, pp 364
Book Condition: Very Good+: A mostly square copy with minor wear to spine edges and rear corners. Slight warp to front board. Light offset tanning to endpapers. Inscription and author's signature, Nov. 1948, to front free endpaper.
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good: Not price-clipped. A bright pictorial jacket. One chip to upper front near spine; mild wear to remaining edges. Mild soiling to rear cover. In clear protective cover.
Notes: Author's 4th novel.
HCX22535-1