John Middleton Murry — The Free Society

London, Andrew Dakers Limited , 1948. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition examining the anatomy of the free society from John Middleton Murry. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. The first edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This book details the crucial features which define a free society and analyses the factors which undermine it. With chapters on communism and conscience, the moral personality of the free society, the abolition of war and the rediscovery of Christianity. Written by John Middleton Murry, a prolific author of more than 60 books and thousands of essays on literature, social issues, politics and religion. He is also remembered for his marriage to Katherine Mansfield and his friendships with D. H. Lawrence and T. S. Eliot. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing to the extremities. Dust wrapper is smart, with sunning to the spine and chipping to the head and tail. Marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with minor offsetting to the endpapers and the author's inscription to the front free endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.