Margery Allingham — Dance of the Years

London, Michael Joseph Ltd. 1943. First edition. Hardback. The first edition, first impression of Margery Allingham's fictionalised account of her family heritage, printed on War Economy paper and with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression of this work. With the original unclipped dust wrapper designed by A. E. Barlow. Printed in accordance with the Book Production War Economy Standard. The Book Production War Economy Agreement was brought in during 1942 by the Ministry of Supply and the Publisher's Association and introduced strict codes governing the production of books in Britain.Margery Allingham is considered an essential figure of the so-called Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Her novel Dance of the Years (published under the title The Galantrys in America) is a fictionalised version of her own family heritage. It focuses on the Victorian success story of James, a character inspired by Allingham's great-grandfather. In the original publisher's binding with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, the book is smart with excellent colour to the cloth. Spine is cocked. A touch of bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities. Dust wrapper is sound. Closed tears as well as a few chips, to the spine and front bottom edge. Some rubbing to the wrapper at the joints and extremities. Internally, binding is generally firm. Clean, bright pages with very marginal age toning and the odd spot, exclusive to the extreme fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.