Dan Billany's The Trap, first published in 1950, still stands - in the opinion of M.R.D. Foot - as 'one of the most powerful English novels to come out of the [Second World War].' It echoes the wartime experiences of its author, who is believed to have died in 1943 while on the run from an Italian POW camp, but not before entrusting the manuscripts of The Trap to safekeeping. The book's narrator, army lieutenant Michael Carr, tells of his early years in Cornwall, of the girl he met and loved there, and of the hard times her ...
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Dan Billany's The Trap, first published in 1950, still stands - in the opinion of M.R.D. Foot - as 'one of the most powerful English novels to come out of the [Second World War].' It echoes the wartime experiences of its author, who is believed to have died in 1943 while on the run from an Italian POW camp, but not before entrusting the manuscripts of The Trap to safekeeping. The book's narrator, army lieutenant Michael Carr, tells of his early years in Cornwall, of the girl he met and loved there, and of the hard times her family endured between the wars. These troubles and joys give way to the tragedy of war, and the book's narrative becomes one of comradeship, suspense and fighting in the North African desert. 'The Trap is an outstanding novel by a writer of natural genius... written with great force and honesty... profoundly impressive.' Times Literary Supplement
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Add this copy of The Trap to cart. $16.72, good condition, Sold by Greener Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1986 by Faber and Faber.
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Good. 1952. Hardback. Fine in cloth covers, lacking dust wrapper. Covers showing a little age and shelf wear, binding tight. Lightly toned, a little spotting, text is crisp and clear and remains a nice copy.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
Add this copy of The Trap to cart. $37.66, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Faber & Faber.
Add this copy of The Trap to cart. $40.00, very good condition, Sold by Carpetbagger Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Woodstock, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1950 by Faber and Faber Ltd.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Near Fine in a Near Fine jacket, unclipped (10s 6d net), generally toned. Beige cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound, former owner's signature on the front endpaper, some foxing at the fore-edge and endpapers, clean otherwise. Billany's novel of a young man's "early years in Cornwall, of the hard times which her family endured between the wars, " published here without any revisions due to Billany's death in World War II.
Add this copy of The Trap to cart. $43.01, good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1952 by Readers Union and Faber and Fabe.
Add this copy of The Trap to cart. $51.69, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1950 by Faber & Faber.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN:
Add this copy of The Trap to cart. $66.43, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2012 by Faber Finds.
Add this copy of The Trap to cart. $68.30, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Faber & Faber.
Add this copy of The Trap to cart. $69.41, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1950 by Faber and Faber.
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Not Stated. Very Good. A first edition copy of this powerful novel drawn from the author's experiences during the interwar period. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Ink inscription to the front free end paper. The Trap follows the story of a young man during the interwar period, and is thought to be inspired by Dan Billany's own experiences. In 1942, Billany was taken as a prisoner of war in Southern Italy, and then released in 1943, but was never found and was presumed dead in 1944. The manuscripts of The Trap were left in the care of a farmer, and eventually sent to Billany's parents once the war was over. The Trap was published to great acclaim. In publisher's original cloth binding, with original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are clean but a little age toned, with spotting to the fore edge. Dust wrapper remains bright, but is a little chipped to the head and tail of the spine and sunned to the spine. Very Good.
