The Last Inspection
1943, the first US edition of Welsh poet Alun Lewis's wartime short stories
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Printing Details
First US edition, first printing. Hardback in dustwrapper. 21 × 14cm, 221pp.
A collection of short stories from the Welsh poet who died during the Second World War in Burma in 1944. They were mainly written during Lewis's army service and are a close statement of the environments of war, throwing a revealing light on army life and its social implications, sometimes humorously, sometimes tragically, sometimes delicately, sometimes with a biting realism.
Condition
The book itself s in very good condition with a little tanning to the prelims. The dustwrapper is heavily chipped to all edges and faded to the spine but has not been price-clipped and is now within a protective sleeve.
US: Customs duty-free. The price of the book incurs no extra US import fees. EU: Sent DDP (Duties Paid) to most nations. Orders to Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovenia are sent DDU (Duties Unpaid) and subject to local customs clearance.
Price
£30.00
