A High Wind in Jamaica

London: Chatto & Windus, 1929 First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's green cloth, with spine lettered in gilt; in its original white pictorial dust jacket, with an illustration of green and orange wind-blown trees and a bird to front panel, lettered in black. Very good book, with moderate spotting to cloth and text block edges; very good unclipped dust jacket, with some toning to spine, light soiling and spotting to rear panel, and a couple of tiny closed tears to top edge of front panel. With the uncommon wraparound Book Society band, with some clear tape repair to verso. Overall, a pleasing copy that presents very well. In this psychologically penetrative classic, seven children living in Jamaica are put on a ship bound for England after their home is destroyed in a storm. The children are captured by pirates, but in a creative twist, it is the children who frighten the pirates because of their undeveloped sense of morality. The book is featured on Modern Library's 100 Best Novels list, and is widely recognized as a precursor to William Golding's Lord of the Flies (1954). . First UK Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.