Amis (Martin) Dead Babies
£150
London, Jonathan Cape, 1975.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Amis’s second novel, more controversial and less immediately celebrated than his debut. It was reissued in 1984 under the title Dark Secrets.
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Bookplate of Neil Munro to front free endpaper with neat ink name above; a very good example.
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