Rose Macaulay — Crewe Train

London, W. Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1926. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition, first impression of this satire from noted author Rose Macaulay. The first edition, first impression, with no further impressions stated. Very scarce, particularly in the first impression. Two leaves of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Considered one of Macaulay's wittiest, satires, Crewe Train tells the story of Denham Dobie, who, following the death of her father, is thrust from her rural life in Andorra into the social whirlwind of 1920s London. Written by Rose Macaulay, an English author best known for her work The Towers of Trebizond. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally sound, with rubbing to the boards and extremities resulting ins loss and fraying to the cloth. Marks to the boards. Hinges strained, with rear endpaper detached but present. Bookplate to front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright, with scattered spotting and marginal age toning. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .