With Malice Toward Some, Margaret Halsey, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1938

With Malice Toward Some by Margaret Halsey is a humorous travel memoir first published in 1938, recounting the author’s experiences in Britain (and also Europe) with wit and sharp observation. Written in a lively and irreverent style, the book offers a series of satirical reflections on British customs, institutions and everyday life from an American perspective. The text is complemented by illustrations from Peggy Bacon, which add to the lightness and charm of this engaging and entertaining work.

With Malice Toward Some, by Margaret Halsey. Illustrations by Peggy Bacon.

Published by Simon and Schuster, New York, 1938, First edition, first impression.

A very good blue linen hardback with printed pictorial label inset to front and gilt title to spine. Some minor wear and bumping. Just a little give in the spine. The dustjacket is intact and not price-clipped. The jacket is only good (minus) with nibbles and nicks, with some losses to extremities, and wear to folds. The jacket now housed in clear, protective, removable plastic.

The text pages are very good - bright and clean throughout with no spotting at all (including endpapers). Red tinted top edge to text block. A few leaves near the rear a little worn along top edge. With colour printed title page.

Text in English. 

278pp + (2).

Weight approximately 590g (unpacked).

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