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NELSON, Michael Harrington SKU: 20215 Barcode:
Stock No. 20215
Authors: Michael Harrington, NELSON (1921-90)
London: Jonathan Cape, 1958
A novel of gay London, published anonymously. First Edition, first printing. Crown 8vo. pp 207. Original chequered red and black cloth boards, spine lettered in white. With the excellent, unclipped, dust-jacket by Hans Tisdall, rubbed at head of the spine and slightly sunned, with a short, closed tear at top edge of the back panel. No old inscriptions or other internal markings. A VG+ copy. This uncommon novel was published anonymously due to its explicit homosexual content and "thinly veiled portrayals of prominent London literary figures" including Horizon editor Cyril Connolly, poet Stephen Spender, and philanthropist and Horizon financial backer, Peter Watson. The plot centres on a well-to-do gentleman who lures a younger man to London with the promise of a share in his sophisticated lifestyle.
