20,000 Streets under the Sky

Hamilton, Patrick

Published by Constable, London, 1935

About this Item

(London: Constable 1935). First UK Edition. Publisher's red boards with black lettering to the spine. 1935 stated at the foot of the title page. A fine copy (no inscriptions) with a very strong black top stain in like dustwrapper. Complete with the VERY RARE 'Chosen by the Book Society' wrap-around band, with commendations from Hugh Walpole and J B Priestley. EXCEEDINGLY UNCOMMON WITH THE BAND. A beautiful copy of the Author's London trilogy. "A timeless classic of sleazy London life in the 1930s, a world of streets full of cruelty and kindness, comedy and pathos, where people emerge from cheap lodgings in Pimlico to pour out their passions, hopes and despair in pubs and bars"."Beautifully written, it unerringly captures the world of the London pub, and the desperate lives of many ordinary people in the 1920s and 1930s, from a writer who was familiar with this world and sufficiently skilful to capture its every nuance" (GoodReads). A masterpiece and one of the great London novels. Photographs/scans available upon request. Seller Inventory # 355490723250

Bibliographic Details

Title: 20,000 Streets under the Sky

Publisher: Constable, London

Publication Date: 1935

Binding: Hard Cover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket

Edition: First Edition.