Penguin Books, 1972, Softcover, Book Condition: Good, First Paperback
Colour illustrated card cover with black coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the back strip. Nicholas Howard finds himself in a world where sex, drugs and fantasy reign. "Nicholas, a middle-aged bookseller, is made aware of his importance but cannot make sense of it. As in a chess game the pieces manoeuvre his movements and he is the ineffectual King on the defence side." -- from rear panel blurb. Creasing to the book corners with reading creases to the back strip. Rubbing to the book edges and heavy rubbing to the panels with fading of the back strip. Light browning of the text block edges and panels. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 143, [1]pages.. Previous bookseller's sticker to the rear panel.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Crime Fiction; ISBN: 0140033696. ISBN/EAN: 9780140033694. Inventory No: 0120846.
Colour illustrated card cover with black coloured titles to the front panel and black and white coloured titles to the back strip. Nicholas Howard finds himself in a world where sex, drugs and fantasy reign. "Nicholas, a middle-aged bookseller, is made aware of his importance but cannot make sense of it. As in a chess game the pieces manoeuvre his movements and he is the ineffectual King on the defence side." -- from rear panel blurb. Creasing to the book corners with reading creases to the back strip. Rubbing to the book edges and heavy rubbing to the panels with fading of the back strip. Light browning of the text block edges and panels. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). 143, [1]pages.. Previous bookseller's sticker to the rear panel.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Crime Fiction; ISBN: 0140033696. ISBN/EAN: 9780140033694. Inventory No: 0120846.