first edition Hardcover
1959 · New York
by HACKNEY, Alan
New York: W.W. Norton, 1959. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First American edition. A couple of very faint spots on the boards, still fine in a fresh, fine dustwrapper with two tiny tears, and some foxing visible only internally. A lovely copy, as the red-orange spine invariably fades. Humorous novel poking fun at major British institutions: the foreign office, trade unions and big business. Basis for the John Boulting film featuring Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, and Richard Attenborough. (Inventory #: 94364)