Savrola (A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania)
Longman’s Green & Co., London, 1900, 1st edition. hardcover. Churchill’s only book length novel, written in 1899, published in 1900. The UK edition was delayed by serialisation of the story in a magazine, so the US issue was actually published first. Bound in medium green cloth, gilt on spine and front cover, 345 pages, black endpapers. Only 1500 copies printed, and the survival rate seems far lower than for Churchill’s historical works, making this a scarce and currently undervalued title. Original green cloth is clean, spine same shade, gilt bright. Slight wear at spine ends, some wrinkle in the spine cloth, some rubbing on the joints. Page edges are off white but free of spots. The original black endpapers have some cracks, but still there. Contents show nice white shade of paper, with light occasional foxing. Not fine, but a superior copy of a title usually found with lots of flaws, especially foxing. (A3ba). Item #50045
ISBN: B00DH5J0BK
Price: $1,080.00