The Beachcomber, William McFee — 1st Edition

£33.60

The Beachcomber, William McFee — 1st Edition

Name: The Beachcomber, William McFee — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6780
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Publication: London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1935

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 461.

Condition Report: Very Good. The blue cloth binding remains notably robust and tight, displaying vibrant red typography to the spine with only negligible bumping to the extremities. Internally, the text block is square and completely free of previous ownership markings, though the page edges exhibit moderate age-toning and light foxing typical of the era's paper stock. The original dust jacket, which is corner-clipped at the front flap, shows more pronounced signs of handling, including minor chipping and creasing to the head and tail of the spine, faint rubbing along the panel joints, and a short closed tear to the upper edge of the front cover, yet it retains its striking Art Deco wave motif brightly.

Catalogue Note: This is the true first UK edition of McFee’s acclaimed maritime novel.

While American editions published concurrently by Doubleday, Doran & Company appear with relative frequency on the secondary market, this original Faber & Faber printing is decidedly scarce.

It is exceptionally uncommon to encounter this edition still retaining its fragile 1930s dust jacket in a highly presentable state.

Drawing deeply on his own extensive career as a marine engineer, William McFee’s The Beachcomber offers an evocative, highly authentic portrait of twentieth-century seafaring life. The novel navigates the complex interpersonal currents of English expatriates and the alluring, often destructive siren calls of passenger liner society, cementing McFee's reputation as a masterful chronicler of the sea.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: William McFee

Book Publisher: Faber and Faber Limited

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Modern Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 461

Book Publication Year: 1935

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Plymouth, United Kingdom

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