first edition Hardcover
1959 · New York
by HACKNEY, Alan
New York: W.W. Norton, 1959. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Small owner label on the front fly, else fine in an unspine-faded, near fine dustwrapper with a short tear at the crown. A better than usual 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 #: 77969)