The Son of a Servant: The Story of the Evolution of a Human Being 1849-67

London: Jonathan Cape, 1967. First U.K. Edition. Octavo (20.5cm); blue cloth-covered boards, with titling stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [6],7-223,[1]pp. Trace finger-soil to upper edge of textblock, else Near Fine. Dustwrapper, unclipped (priced 35s. net), and in Fine condition. First published in 1886, this is the first of the Swedish playwright's autobiographical works, which focuses on his life up to the age of eighteen, with chapters including "Contact with the Lower Class", "First Love", and "Eating From the Hands of Others". [86172].