The Brimming Lake. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1937.
First Edition. Nichols dustjacket art. "This is a proletarian novel. Mr. Ashley Smith, London born of Jewish forebears, has established himself as one of the foremost of short story writers, and this, his first full length novel, is bound to extend his reputation. In this book, his canvas is an East end borough, seen largely through the working of its municipal machinery, where idealism, graft, genuine charity, and mere self -aggrandisement play their parts. In Magnus Haggerty, the Socialist agitator, windy, drunk with words, always falling short of his quite genuine idealism". Very Good, with front endpaper removed, in Very Good dustjacket, couple of tiny chips at lower front panel, modest wear.
Price: $400.00