The Danger Tree [Uncorrected Proof]

London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1977. Advance Reading Copy. Wrappers. Fine. Uncorrected proof of the first title in Manning's Levant Trilogy, with publisher's press release and compliments slip laid in. Tall 8vo (214 x 138mm): 196pp. Publisher's stiff tangerine-colored wrappers printed in black. Fine, tightly bound copy (apparently unread) with light smudge to bottom edge. Burgess, p. 76. In the Balkan and Levant trilogies (we have both sets on offer), Manning's "portrait of a group of British expatriate teachers, writers and diplomats caught up in the disruptions of the conflict [Second World War] sets an intimate study of personal relationships in the context of international political and military intrigue across a five year period. Her fictionalized treatments of wartime Romania, Greece and Egypt convey as a backdrop the suffering caused by the collapse of old imperial Europe, the rampant spread of fascist ideology and the mass displacement of populations, while focusing in the foreground on the fragile marriage of the trilogies' protagonists, Harriet and Guy Pringle." (Literary Encyclopedia) N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable polypropylene sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed.