ISHERWOOD, Christopher.

DOWN THERE ON A VISIT.

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1962. First Edition (& 1st printing). Octavo, blue boards lettered in silver on spine panel. Bookstore stamp "Sterling's Bookstore, Temple Bar" on front free endpaper, light spotting to page edges; a near fine copy in a nice clean dust jacket which shows a few scuffs. Item #313521

¶ A Roman à clef - Four portraits. four settings. four narrators, all known as Christopher Isherwood; all connected through their own experiences of private sexual hell. Isherwood has a way of gently underscoring the precariousness of being gay during a more repressive time in Western culture.

Price (CAD): $60.00