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Summoned by Bells
Betjeman, John
London: 1960, John Murray.
First Edition. [8] 111 pp. HC. 4to.
[Literature - Poetry - England]
Narrative poem. "the touching story of a boy's growth to early manhood - a receptive boy's reaction to Edwardian middle-class life and social occasions, seaside vacations, the excitement of visits to the family factory which culminated in a crucial and agonizing decision to break with family tradition, the typical gaucheries of the public school, the striking and unexpected moment of religious awakening and Oxford, in a series of sparkling character sketches of the great and near great...." Bound in green fine cloth over board with embossed design of bells, gilt spine title. Beige colour dw. with black and red titles.
Name of half title, tiny nick in three corners, o/w near fine; dw small closed tear, some minimal wear at edges.
ID: 10434