First published in 1930, "Angel Pavement" is a social panorama of the city of London seen largely through the eyes of the employees of the firm Twigg & Dersingham, on the first floor of No. 8, Angel Pavement (a small cul-de-sac in the heart of London's commercial district). "Angel Pavement" provides readers with a vivid picture of ordinary London life before the war and the blitz changed everything dramatically and is set against the background of the great depression. The story centres around the arrival of a mysterious Mr ...
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First published in 1930, "Angel Pavement" is a social panorama of the city of London seen largely through the eyes of the employees of the firm Twigg & Dersingham, on the first floor of No. 8, Angel Pavement (a small cul-de-sac in the heart of London's commercial district). "Angel Pavement" provides readers with a vivid picture of ordinary London life before the war and the blitz changed everything dramatically and is set against the background of the great depression. The story centres around the arrival of a mysterious Mr Golspie at Twigg and Dersingham from the Baltic region. Business at the firm has been struggling but Mr Golspie looks set to change its fortunes. His arrival turns life upside down for everyone connected with the firm and not just their work lives but all is not what it seems with Mr Golspie...
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Good. No Jacket. London: William Heinemann, 1935. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾-7¾" tall. Leather-bound edition, published by Heinemann in a series of similarly-bound classic novels. Stock a little toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Leather a little worn with small split at rear joint with head of spine. 12mo. 613pp.
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Good. First Edition. Unusual in tan/light brown leather with gilt titles and five raised gold bands to spine. Larger than normal book measuring 22.5cm tall and 15.5 cm wide. Leather is worn at edges and freyed a little at head and tail of spine. Hinge is splitting at ffep; otherwise binding is good and pages clean. No inscriptions.
A great novel capturing London between the two world wars. Frequently very funny. Characters brought to life in an amazing way. You'll know ALL of them......especially if you've worked for any time in the city! Captures a broad variety of human feeling and behaviour. Simply wonderful. - DavidD
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Sep 6, 2007
Nostalgic Look At London
Priestley captures a time now long gone - when ships unloaded their cargo in the heart of London. Now it's all container ships at Tilbury and London is a glittering city full of "suits".