ISBN10: 0434098000, ISBN13: 9780434098002, [publisher: William Heinemann Ltd., London] Hardcover First Edition A scarce second printing of the true first edition, published in 1970. The book was originally published by William Heinemann in 1962, but not reprinted again until this printing. Further printings followed sporadically in 1972, 1975 and 1982. The 1970 second printing is scarce as the majority of copies went to lending libraries. With the iconic artwork of Barry Trengrove on the front panel of the dustwrapper. ***Very good in mauve cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is still nice and bright. Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners quite sharp. Boards clean and unmarked. Very slight vertical reading crease to the spine - hardly noticeable. Spine tight. Page block edges just slightly marked and foxed. Internally also very good with no inscriptions, but there is a small biro mark and a Foyles Bookshop label on the front pastedown (hidden by the flap of the dustwrapper). No internal foxing. Very light creasing to the first few preliminary pages - also hardly noticeable. Pages clean. ***In a very good colour-illustrated dustwrapper, which has been corner price-clipped by the publisher on the front flap with a new price label affixed [now gone - just a shadow remaining]. The dustwrapper is complete, but as so often found with this title, because the dustwrapper was not laminated, the edges are quite rubbed with some loss to the ...
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