Elias Canetti; C. V. Wedgwood [trans.] — Auto Da Fe

London, Jonathan Cape, 1946 . First edition. Cloth. A bright example of the first UK edition of Elias Canetti's dark and challenging novel about totalitarian ideology, in the original dust wrapper. Translated from the original German by C. V. Wedgwood.The first UK edition, first impression, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.Originally published in German as 'Die Blendung' in 1935 and later banned in Nazi Germany, Salman Rushdie viewed the work as representing 'one of the most terrifying literary worlds of the century', with Iris Murdoch praising it as 'savage, subtle, beautifully mysterious&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light rubbing to back strip head and tail. Dust wrapper age toned to back strip, and a touch age toned to wrap perimeters. Light edgewear to back strip tail, with chipping to back strip head and further chip to head of rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.