The Outward Room, by Millen Brand, Simon and Schuster, 1937

The Outward Room by Millen Brand is a powerful and unconventional novel first published in 1937, exploring themes of mental health, freedom and personal identity. The story follows Harriet Demuth, a young woman who escapes from a psychiatric institution and begins a journey of self-discovery, challenging social expectations and institutional control. Noted for its compassionate and perceptive treatment of its subject, the novel offers a striking and humane portrayal of an individual seeking autonomy in a restrictive world.

The Outward Room, by Millen Brand.

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1937, First edition (and in first state dustjacket).

A good green cloth hardback with gilt titles spine.With light wear and bumping to head and tail of spine. Lower edge a little damp marked. With its original good dustjacket. Largely intact with some nibbles to extremities and two top edge tears to front cover. With some damp staining to lower part of jacket. The jacket now housed in clear, removable, protective plastic.

Some discoloration to first pastedown  and first free endpaper. With attractive colour title page. A very small degree of damp staining to the lower most corners of some text pages at front and rear of book, but text is overall bright and clean. Soundly bound.

Text in English. 

309pp.

Weight approximately 495g (unpacked).

Dimensions: approximately 209mm high x 134mm wide x 34mm deep.