End of the Line; A Novel
London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1951. Presumed First U. K. Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 5.25 inches by 8.25 inches. 319, [1] pages. Endpapers soiled. Name of previous owner on fep. Signed by the author on the title page. DJ has some wear, soiling, tears, chips and is in a plastic sleeve. Baron's first novel, a suspenseful melodrama set in Paris featuring an American diplomat, his nymphomaniac wife, her lover, a murder, and a bunch of Communists. Stanley Wade Baron, a Philadelphia born [1922] American novelist and art critic. Baron worked in the US Embassy in London as a political analyst but in 1950, he resolved to become a writer and spent two years in Europe. His time was productive leading to two novels: 'End of the Line' and 'All My Enemies', and some reminiscences entitled 'People and Americans: A Memoir of Transatlantic Tourists'. In 1954, while in Majorca he wrote another novel 'The Facts of Love' about a spoiled but charming American woman in Paris and her exasperating treatment of men. Condition: Good / Fair.
Keywords: Debut Novel, First Novel, Paris, Diplomacy, Nymphomaniac, Lover, Communists, Loyalty, Love, Passion, Families, Relationships
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Price: $150.00