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A very rare first edition in good condition.

John Hawkesworth (illustrator). First Edition Artwork. Not the book, but the finished artwork by John Hawkesworth for the first edition d/w of this title, image 10.8″ x 12.7″ (27cm x 31.8cm) in gouache and watercolour on artboard, signed by the artist in the margin of the inner picture.

This is the sequel to what is most probably the author’s most popular novel, the best-selling “The Sun Is My Undoing“. One young man’s journey across the world during the era of the slave trade… The Sun is My Undoing is set in 18th century Bristol during the time of the slave trade, which the Flood family is embroiled in. The Floods’ destinies lead them out from Bristol to shores of the Gold Coast, Cuba and Spain. It seems like nothing can bring down the fame of the successful Flood name, as the slave trade booms. Nothing except, perhaps, our handsome hero, young Matthew Flood, who is hungry for adventure and romance. Setting out to find his destiny, he travels aboard an African slaving ship on a journey that covers half of the globe. He stops in ports in Africa, Barbados, Cuba, and Spain, meeting not one but two loves of his life on the way… Will he bring dishonour on his family with his lust for life? Which woman will ultimately win his heart? And when all is said and done, will he return home to Bristol, or will his soul forever belong to the sea? The Sun Is My Undoing is a spectacular story with a touching hero and strong female characters. It has drama, passion, and adventure – the call of the sea, the allure of foreign lands, and the age-old charm of the historical England. Marguerite Steen was a British writer. Very much at home among creative people, she wrote biographies of the Terrys, of her friend Hugh Walpole, of the 18th century poet and actress Mary ‘Perdita’ Robinson, and of her own lover, the artist Sir William Nicholson. Her first major success was Matador, for which she drew on her love of Spain, and of bullfighting. Also a best-seller on both sides of the Atlantic was her massive saga of the slave-trade and Bristol shipping, The Sun Is My Undoing. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1951.

Marguerite Steen (12 May 1894 – 4 August 1975) was a British writer, most popular in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1951, she was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.