Peter Fletcher — The Long Sunday

London, Faber and Faber, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this charming exploration of lower-middle-class life in Britain before the First World War. First edition. A brilliant evocation of a world and generation of young people growing up before the First World War. The world of Protestant piety, the chapel of the Sunday School, and a year of social fests organised by the church. Written by Peter Fletcher, a British physician and author. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with minor loss and tears to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine with the odd small mark to the panels. Two 1" closed tears to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.