Bedelia by Vera Caspary 1945 Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1st UK edition VG+ - Near Fine
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Bedelia by Vera Caspary 1945 Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1st UK edition VG+ - Near Fine. VG+ - NF. 1945 Eyre & Spottiswoode, first UK edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Caspary’s follow-up to her smash hit ‘Laura’. The novel was adapted for film in the UK with Margaret Lockwood in the title role. It was a big success in England, but ran afoul of US censors, who didn’t like all the cleavage Lockwood was showing. The censors also forced forced the US version to use an alternate ending that did not involve suicide, which altered the plot considerably as you can imagine. VG+ - NF. 1945 Eyre & Spottiswoode, first UK edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Caspary’s follow-up to her smash hit ‘Laura’. The novel was adapted for film in the UK with Margaret Lockwood in the title role. It was a big success in England, but ran afoul of US censors, who didn’t like all the cleavage Lockwood was showing. The censors also forced forced the US version to use an alternate ending that did not involve suicide, which altered the plot considerably as you can imagine.
