R. C. Sherriff; Vernon Bartlett — Journey&Apos;S End

London, Victor Gollancz, 1930. Leather. A signed limited edition of the novelised version of Sherriff's acclaimed World War I play following British officers in the few days before Operation Michael. The signed limited edition of Journey's End, a war novel, written by R. C. Sherriff and Vernon Bartlett. Published in 1930, first published as a West-End play by R. C. Sherriff in 1928.In the publisher's quarter vellum, with the original black cloth boards. This copy is no.312 of 600 to be printed on handmade paper and signed by the authors, with their signatures to the limited edition page.A glimpse at the lives of British officers during the few days before Operation Michael, among the last major German offensives during the war, Sherriff's play achieved great international success, influencing playwrights like Noel Coward and starring a young Laurence Olivier. This novelised version was written with journalist and politician Bartlett, who would later become an MP for the Commonwealth Party. In the publisher's quarter vellum, with the original black cloth boards. Externally, smart, with clean black boards. The odd spot to Vellum spine. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, with a slight skew to front board. Spotting to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .