Arthur Koestler — The Age of Longing
London, Collins, 1951. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Arthur Koestler"s The Age of Longing, a Cold War novel exploring post-war disillusionment and the clash of ideals in a divided Europe. In the publisher's original green cloth binding.First edition.Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. A smart copy of this political and psychological novel set in post-war Paris, exploring the disillusionment of European intellectuals amid the ideological struggle between East and West at the dawn of the Cold War.Arthur Koestler (19051983) was a Hungarian-British novelist, journalist, and political thinker best known for Darkness at Noon. A former Communist turned anti-totalitarian, Koestler explored the moral crises of his era. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Slight fading to extremities. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Previous owner's contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper, very smart. Slight rubbing and bumping resulting in the odd small chip, closed tear and crease, occasionally resulting in very minor loss. Slight age toning to spine and extremities. Slight soiling to rear wrap with the odd minor handling mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.
