John Masefield — The Square Peg or the Gun Fella
London, William Heinemann, 1937. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this insightful novel from John Masefield, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. A social novel about contemporary England, following the story of Robert Frampton Mansell, the inventor and manufacturer of the Mansell Gun. Written by John Masefield, an English poet and writer who was Poet Laureate from 1930 to 1967. In the original full blue cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and the odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Minor sunning to the spine and the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.
