SAVROLA
-First American Edition-
1900
First American Edition
Longmans, Green, & Co. Ltd. [New York]
Biblio: (Cohen A3.1.a) (Woods A3a)
8vo (356 pages, plus a 24-page rear publisher’s catalogue)
Hardcover [Dark blue cloth]
Item Number: 212466
$2,500.00
Collector's Guide
Savrola was Winston Churchill’s first and only novel; a statement of personal and political philosophy delivered as a work of dystopian fiction about dictatorship (with an astonishing relevance to our own dire present moment in time). U.S. publication preceded the British issue by roughly ten days, rendering the American first edition the true first.
Description
This is a brilliant copy of the First American edition. The cloth is a vivid, deep blue, the gilt lettering is bright, the corners remain sharp, the spine is astonishingly crisp and unfaded. The contents are similarly pristine.
Can a 125 year old book be as-new? It is possible.