Description: BLACK AUGUST byDennis Wheatley ~ ~ ~ ~ * * * ~ ~ ~ ~Hardcover no dust jacket; 349 pages; Size Approx. 5 1/2 X 7 3/4.Published by E. P. Dutton & Co.; 1934 first edition. Details: This is a very nice first edition copy of Black August.A world is imagined a few years on from 1934, in which conditions have become more severe. "America had been driven more and more in upon herself, while Europe rotted, racked and crumbled...." America was now "prohibiting all further export to bankrupt Europe which could no longer pay, even in promises...." There was "starvation rampant in every city in Europe... Balkan and Central European frontiers disintegrating from month to month, while scattered, ill-equipped armies fought on broken fronts, for whom, or for what cause, they now scarcely knew...." In Britain, the United British Party is in government. There is seen to be a threat from Communists. The Greyshirts, an organization seemingly like Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts, become prominent.During the story, the Government decides on a moratorium regarding outstanding business debts, to prevent the London Stock Exchange failing; but this causes a run on the banks. There is confrontation between the Communists and the police, and there is sabotage of communication infrastructure by the Communists. In central London, public transport ceases, troops take positions, and people leave the city if they can. The Government resigns, and the Communist minority in the House of Commons makes a bid for power.A fine addition for your bookshelf! Condition: Very minor wear, in very good + condition with a solid binding and clean pages, no names or writing, no bent or torn pages that I can see. NOTE: The letter/number at the end of the title linefor this listing is just an inventory codefor locating the book. Free Domestic Economy Shipping!Paypal Accepted Check out my other items!Be sure to add me to your favorites list!
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Binding: Hardcover
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Region: North America
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Topic: Romance
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Dennis Wheatley
Place of Publication: New York
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co.
Year Printed: 1934
