The Dark Moment: A Novel

London: Chatto & Windus, 1952. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (20cm); teal cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in gilt on spine; red topstain; 376pp. Tanning to boards and spine ends, with rubbing to board edges; Very Good. Dustwrapper, designed by Irene Hawkins, unclipped (priced 15s net), tanned, with light soil to base of spine, 3" vertical tear to rear panel, 1" triangular tear to base of spine panel, and tiny chips, tears, and creases to extremities; Good. Bridge's novel examines the decline of the Ottoman Empire, with a focus on women during the revolution in Turkey. [84579].