Bradbury (Malcolm) Eating People is Wrong
£135
London, Secker & Warburg, 1959.
First edition. 8vo. Original burgundy boards. Dust-jacket, priced 18s.
A very good first edition of the author’s first book, set against a backdrop of redbrick academia.
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Very minor toning to jacket spine, but overall a fine example in fine jacket.
Jacket design by Donald Green.
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