Arthur Koester — Arrival and Departure

London, Jonathan Cape , 1943. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Arthur Koestler"s third novel following "The Gladiators" and "Darkness at Noon", dealing with themes of morality, in the original smart dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher"s original cloth with a smart example of the original unclipped dust wrapper.  This novel was written by Arthur Koestler and is the third novel in a trilogy concerning the conflict between morality and expedience. This novel was inspired by the author"s experiences as a Hungarian refugee during WWII, and follows a former member of the Communist party.  In the publisher" original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with fading to the spine, minor marks to the boards and a very minimal lean. The wrap is excellent with very minimal wear to the tail of the spine, slight handling marks to the rear, and marks to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Near Fine.