In the Beginning

London: William Heinemann Ltd. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1976. First British Edition. Hardcover. 0434596035 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8.4 X 5.6 X 1.7 inches; 454 pages; "All beginnings are hard—that is the lesson David Lurie learns early and painfully in his life. As a boy in the depression-shadowed Bronx, he must begin to hold his own against neighborhood bullies and the treacherous frailties of his own health. As a young man in a world menaced by a distant, horrifying war, he must begin once more—this time to define a resolute path of personal belief that departs boldly from the tradition of his teachers and his own father, a courageous defender of their people. Learning how to remember his past as he nourishes the future, David struggles to complete his first long journey into ancient beginnings." .