J. B. Priestley — Three Men in New Suits & Bright Day

London, William Heinemann, 1945-1946. First edition. Cloth. Two smart first edition novels from English writer and social commentator John Boynton Priestley. Two volumes. First edition. Written by John Boynton Priestley, an English novelist, playwright, screenwriter, broadcaster and social commentator. This set contains: Three Men in New Suits, 1945. In Spring 1945, three men who have been serving together overseas return, demobilised, to the same village. The war may have brought them together, but as they return home the differences in their lives in England are very apparent. We follow each man as he returns home and comes to terms with what he finds there. Bright Day, 1946. The story of a contemporary English screenwriter, Gregory Dawson, who goes to a seaside hotel in Cornwall to finish a screenplay. An accidental meeting with two people from his distant past prompts him to explore his memories of his youth. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and with the odd small spot and minor age toning to the extremities. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of Three Men in New Suits. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .