Vintage blue book with gold detailing on a beige background

The Freelands – John Galsworthy – World Library – 1931 – Interwar Book

711.00TL
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Vintage blue book with gold detailing on a beige background

The Freelands – John Galsworthy – World Library – 1931 – Interwar Book

711.00TL

Interwar edition of "The Freelands" by the British author John Galsworthy, published by Wereldbibliotheek and translated by Carry van Bruggen.

John Galsworthy received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932 and is among the most famous English authors of the early twentieth century. His novels often address social themes such as class differences, property, and societal change.

This Dutch edition appeared in 1931 as the ninth printing within the well-known series of the Wereldbibliotheek, a publisher that focused on making high-quality literature accessible.

The book is bound in a purple cloth cover with gold lettering and features decorative typography on the title page. The interior contains characteristic ornamental borders and endpapers with a graphic pattern, typical of literature published during the interwar period.

Due to the combination of classic literature, decorative binding, and early 20th-century design, this book is interesting for both readers and enthusiasts of vintage books and interior decor.

Specifications

  • Title: De Freelands

  • Author: John Galsworthy

  • Translation: Carry van Bruggen

  • Publisher: Wereldbibliotheek

  • Year: 1931

  • Edition: Ninth printing (13th–16th thousand)

  • Language: Dutch

  • Binding: purple cloth cover with gold lettering

  • Endpapers: decoratively printed pattern

  • Height: approx. 19 cm

  • Thickness: approx. 3.5 cm

  • Condition: good vintage condition with signs of use; spine slightly discolored and slightly slanted, book block otherwise sturdy and complete

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