Back to Humanity, Ernest Raymond and Patrick Raymond — 1st Ed

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Back to Humanity, Ernest Raymond and Patrick Raymond — 1st Ed

Name: Back to Humanity, Ernest Raymond and Patrick Raymond — 1st Ed
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 7031
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Publication: London, Cassell and Company Ltd., 1945

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [vi], 89.

Condition Report: Very Good. The dark blue cloth boards remain well-preserved, showing only minor shelf-wear and light rubbing to the extremities. The gilt triple-rule tooling on the front board and spine remains bright and unoxidised. The binding is tight and square, with no discernible lean. Internally, the text block is firmly set, though the wartime economy paper exhibits typical mild age-toning. The pages are free from significant tears or heavy soiling. Lacks the original dust jacket.

Catalogue Note: This First Edition features the official "Book Production War Economy Standard" emblem on the copyright page. It was printed in complete conformity with the authorised economy standards, resulting in the characteristic slim profile and thinner paper stock mandated by British wartime material rationing.

While the title itself is relatively common on the secondary market, this copy survives in highly respectable, unmarked condition, making it a solid representative example of immediate post-war British publishing.

Published in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, Back to Humanity offers a reflective, personal narrative on peace and the restoration of human values. Co-authored by the acclaimed English novelist Ernest Raymond and his son Patrick Raymond, the work captures the prevailing mood of a world emerging from global conflict. Blending memoir with social commentary, it stands as a poignant historical artefact from 1945.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Ernest Raymond and Patrick Raymond

Book Publisher: Cassell and Company Ltd.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: History

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 89

Book Publication Year: 1945

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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