Fearing (Kenneth) The Big Clock.
£110
London, The Bodley Head, 1947
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red cloth, Dust-jacket.
The first British edition of the American author’s most famous novel, originally appearing in abridged form in The American Magazine (October 1946). The work was adapted into film three times, and in 2006 was reprinted ‘New York Review Books Classics’ series.
In stock
Ink name to front free endpaper; cloth near fine; dust-jacket slightly rubbed with some chipping to spine ends, some creasing, overall VG.
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