Joseph Wechsberg — Looking for a Bluebird

London, Michael Joseph Ltd, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first UK edition of this illustrated autobiographical work by Joseph Wechsberg, in the original very scarce dust wrapper. The very scarce first UK edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original, very scarce, clipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with monochrome illustrations by F. Strobel. This autobiographical work was written by Joseph Wechsberg, a Jewish Moravian musician and writer. The work describes his life in Prague studying music and the many twists and turns his life took, from going to jail, surviving earthquakes and becoming a journalist, to living in America and joining the army. In the publisher's original cloth with the original clipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with slight sunning to the spine and a slight lean. Light spotting to the endpapers. The wrap is sound with loss to the head and tail of the spine, a closed tear to the front, sunning to the spine, slight handling marks and edge wear. Internally firmly bound with clean and generally bright pages. Near Fine . Ill.: F. Strobel. Near Fine/Good Only.