First edition, first printing. 248pp. Jade cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine (cloth a little faded in places, especially at head and heel of a lightly sunned spine). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket, lightly faded, sunned on spine, minor chipping on spine head, small nick running from upper edge, price unclipped. 8vo. Dust jacket now protected in an archival quality Mylar wrapper, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives. Loosely laid in is a now scarce original bookmark issued by Chatto and Windus promoting An Official Rose and giving some information about Iris Murdoch (bookmark a little edge worn, one corner bumped). The author's sixth novel features a father and son, both dissatisfied with their lives, and both in love with someone other than their wives.
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