Captain Patch, T. F. Powys — 1st Edition

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Captain Patch, T. F. Powys — 1st Edition

Name: Captain Patch, T. F. Powys — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6818
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Publication: London, Chatto & Windus, 1935

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [viii], 269.

Condition Report: Good. The original black cloth binding remains securely tight and structurally sound, though it exhibits typical signs of shelf-wear, including slightly pushed corners and rubbing to the extremities, particularly at the head and tail of the spine. The spine's gilt lettering has oxidised and dulled somewhat with age but remains entirely legible, while the boards display minor scuffing and handling marks. The text block edges show moderate age-tanning and light scattered foxing, which is standard for the paper stock of this era. Internally, the pages are clean and bright without significant blemish. The front pastedown bears a neat contemporary ownership signature (Cyril Wilson of Harley Street) and a small, affixed newspaper clipping reviewing a contemporary book about the Powys family; neither of these additions detracts from the book's overall structural integrity, serving instead as contextual markers of its previous readership.

Catalogue Note: This first edition is presented in its original, unillustrated black cloth binding. T. F. Powys, brother to the equally notable John Cowper Powys and Llewelyn Powys, was a highly regarded master of the short form, often exploring the eccentricities and darker theological undercurrents of rural English life.

The provenance of this particular copy is marked by the contemporary ownership signature of a Cyril Wilson of London. Accompanying this is a neat contemporary newspaper clipping affixed to the front pastedown, which reviews Louis Marlow's 1936 work Welsh Ambassadors, offering a charming glimpse into the contemporary literary reception of the Powys family.

While copies of this title retaining their original dust jackets are scarce and command a significant premium on the open market, standard unjacketed first editions such as this remain accessible and desirable acquisitions for collectors of interwar British fiction.

In Captain Patch, T. F. Powys presents a masterful collection of twenty-one short stories that blend the whimsical with the profound. Set against the rural backdrops of an idiosyncratic, almost mythic England, Powys's tales introduce a cast of eccentric outsiders, dreamers, and pariahs. The titular story follows a humble tailor who escapes his modest reality through grand, maritime fantasies, echoing themes of misplaced love and the quiet desperation of ordinary lives. Laced with Powys’s signature dark humour and rural mysticism, this collection serves as a brilliant showcase of his unique ability to locate the extraordinary within the commonplace.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: T. F. Powys

Book Publisher: Chatto & Windus

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Anthologies & Short Stories

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 269

Book Publication Year: 1935

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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