Why Was I Killed

by Rex Warner

£30 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books

First edition

London: John Lane the Bodley Head, 1943. War Novel FIRST EDITION. Octavo 19 x 13cm , pp.191 1 . Publisher's light blue cloth with red titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket. A crisp, clean copy internally. Price-clipped jacket a little toned to spine, with moderate wear and chipping to edges. Very good. A spiritual novel questioning the meaning and significance of the Second World War for those killed in it, and those left behind. Item #59998

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