Olivia Manning — Growing Up

London, Heinemann , 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of short stories, in the vanishingly scarce unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, in the vanishingly scarce unclipped dust wrapper. Olivia Manning was a noted author, poet and reviewer, with her works typically detailing her travels across the United Kingdom, Europe and the Middle East. Manning is perhaps best known for her series of six novels, known as The Balkan Trilogy and The Levant Trilogy. Growing Up is a collection of short stories, with the titular story a fictionalised account of her affair with Hamish Miles. In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally in excellent condition. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition with slight chipping and the occasional closed tear to the extremities. Sunning to the spine. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.