HAMILTON, Patrick (1904-62). Impromptu in Moribundia, London, 1939, original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION. With another book by the same author. (2)

HAMILTON, Patrick (1904-62).  Impromptu in Moribundia. London: Constable and Co. Ltd., 1939. 8vo (187 x 120mm). half title. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt (some light dampstaining to upper cover), dust-jacket with price of 7/6 unclipped (short tear to lower wrapper, some fraying and light rubbing to extremities). FIRST EDITION of the author's rare dystopian novel in which "contemporary aspirations have become realities ... [It is] a biting satire on the dubious and far from disinterested idealism that is to be found to-day in all sorts of different spheres. In commerce and advertising it proclaims its presence only too blatantly, but contemporary philosophy, science, literature, patriotism and economics are none of them wholly free from its taint, and each is given its little place in this witty impromptu upon as really clever theme" (from the turn-in). With the same author's The Slaves of Solitude (London, 1947, original blue cloth, dust-jacket, FIRST EDITION). (2)