Denton Welch. First American edition, first printing. New York: L.B. Fischer, 1945. Both unclipped dust jacket (in mylar wrapper) and hardcover are in Very Good+ condition. No writing or markings found in this well-preserved copy, 303 pp. Beautiful decorative endpapers. There is an attractive ex-libris on flyleaf and small book description from a previous owner on inside flap. There is chipping on top/bottom of spine with foxing on back-side of jacket. Foreword by Edith Sitwell.
A landmark coming-of-age novel by one of the twentieth century’s most admired literary stylists, Maiden Voyage is Denton Welch’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece. First published in England in 1943, this scarce first American edition was issued by L.B. Fischer in 1945 and remains highly sought after by collectors of modern first editions and British literature.
A landmark coming-of-age novel by one of the twentieth century’s most admired literary stylists, Maiden Voyage is Denton Welch’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece. First published in England in 1943, this scarce first American edition and remains highly sought after by collectors.
Sadly, he left us way too early, he died at just 33 years old, leaving a small but highly regarded body of work that has been admired by writers including Edith Sitwell, W.H. Auden, Alan Bennett, Edmund White, and William S. Burroughs.
