Warwick Deeping — The Man Who Went Back

London, Cassell, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Warwick Deeping's time travel novel in which a man from 1940s England finds himself in the years prior to the Roman invasion of Britain. The first edition, first impression of Warwick Deeping's science fiction novel.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.A thrilling work in which the protagonist falls through a timeslip and travels back to the Britain of past centuries, which is facing invasion of the Romans. This teaches the protagonist to cope with the realities of the Second World War upon his return to the present day.With a contemporary gift inscription to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Exceptionally bright. Significant spotting to text block fore edge. Inscription to front free endpaper. Chipping and small loss of paper to dust wrapper back strip tail, and with small hole to centre of back strip. Closed tears to head and tail of rear wrap. Handling marks to rear wrap. Significant closed tear to tail of fold over front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with foxing to first few leaves, and the odd further spot. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.