When Blackbirds Sing by Martin Boyd life in the war previous owners inscription on front

previous owners inscription on front fly-leaf

his role of wiseman

'It used to be said that blacks were inferior to whites and women inferior to men

And with all the easy charm and humour of a natural raconteur he talks about the movies

When Blackbirds Sing by Martin Boyd life in the war previous owners inscription on frontWhen Blackbirds Sing by Martin Boyd Lansdowne Press, 1962 [First Edition], hardcover, dust jacket Very Good Condition, a little edge and shelf wear, institute stamps and plate to front end paper, dust jacket a little crumpled (see photographs) "At the outbreak of World War I, Dominic Langton leaves his wife to manage single handed their remote Australian farm and returns to England to enlist in the British army. Martin Boyd's novel traces both