Rebecca West — Harriet Hume

London, HUtchinson & Co (Publishers) LTD, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of the third novel by Rebecca West, a modernist love story set in London during the 1920s. The first edition.Undated to the title page, with the date 'Autumn 1929' to the publisher's adverts to the rear.The third novel by Rebecca West, a modernist novel following the love affair to Harriet Hume and Condroex.Harriet is a prodigy pianist, her love an obsessive corrupt politician. Their love story is set against the backdrop of London in the 1920s, a glittery society with an intriguing cast of characters.Twenty-four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Only a few minor marks to the boards and spine. Bookseller's label to the rear paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .