Milligan (Spike) Puckoon
£125
London, Anthony Blond, [1963].
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket.
Spike Milligan’s anarchic 1963 novel lampoons the drawing of the 1924 Irish border.
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Jacket slightly rubbed at corners, overall very good.
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