Nigel Balchin — The Small Back Room

London , Collins , 1943. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Nigel Balchin's thriller The Small Back Room. The first edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Written by Nigel Balchin, a psychologist and writer. He is known for his novels written during and after the Second World War. The Small Back Room is a study of war on the everyday. Balchi explores the hidden work of military departments and the effect that their actions have on a global scale.Balchin questions psychological and moral actions going on to suggest that it is ultimately detrimental and damaging to the individual making life and death decisions. In the original publisher's cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. Loss to the head of the dust wrapper. Edgewear to the dust wrapper. Age toning to the flyleaf. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.