Charles Morgan — Sparkenbroke

London, Macmillan and Co. 1936. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition copy of this charming novel by Charles Morgan. The first edition, first impression of this novel by Charles Morgan, in which he explores the theme of the haunted boundaries of life and death. Morgan is known for often exploring the themes of art, love, and death, and the relations between them. Following the story of Piers Tenniel, Lord Sparkenbroke, poet and story-teller, as he deals with the nature of love and art, and their link with the idea of death itself. Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally excellent with minor shelfwear and slight bumping to head and tail of spine. The dustwrapper is unclipped and very smart with only minor shelfwear and slight sunning to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Minor faint scattered spotting to the fore edge, not affecting the pages that are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.