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Synopsis

Wrapper design by george coral.

Item Description

8vo. 7.75 x 5.25 inches. 255 pp. Bound in original light blue cloth, gilt, in unclipped pictorial dust wrapper, which has minor wear at head and tail of spine. Traces of edge foxing, but otherwise a very good copy' Decorated by publisher's device on title page. First edition of the ninth published fiction title of KIngsley Amis (1922-95), novelist, poet and critic. The hero pursues a wealthy heiress around the world becoming uncertain of the real motivation of his feelings towards her.