The Spirit of the People, An Analysis of the English Mind
Ford Madox Hueffer's study of English mentality
Author
Ford Madox Hueffer
Publisher
Duckworth & Co, London, 1915
Printing Details
Undated, 1915. Probable second edition. Hardback, bound in blue cloth with gilt titling to spine. 19.5 × 12.5cm, 173pp.
This edition issued in Duckworth Reader's Library. Ford Madox Hueffer's The Spirit of the People is a fascinating and thought-provoking exploration of the 'English mentality'.
This book is part of an archive of books from Duckworth & Co, and was in the possession of Alice Thomas Ellis, the author, who was fiction editor. Duckworth & Co was run by her husband Colin Haycraft who had purchased it from Tom Balston. (Provenance: Trevanion & Dean)
Condition
A good copy but with heavy chipping to the head of the spine and 'file copy' writ large in blue crayon on the title page (see explanation above). Small sticker to spine.