Jones (Mervyn) On the Last Day
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London, Jonathan Cape, 1958.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 15s.
A gripping World War III novel set in Quebec, following an exiled civil servant and a scientist torn between duty and morality amidst love, music, and encounters with nationalism.
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Jacket artwork by Biro.
Bookseller’s small label to front pastedown; a few minor tape burns to jacket lower panel and inside front flap, but otherwise an attractive example.
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