First US edition. 224pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some very minor shelf wear, light chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 8vo. Sequel to Billy Liar set 16 years on he has settled in a small commuter-belt town and acquired a wife, an eccentric mistress, a drunken superior at work, a scheming rival and sundry rat-faced neighbours.
