W. H. Allen, 1970, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First, Illustrated By: Ralph Steadman -- Jacket

350 g; 176 pages, in original ecclesiastical purple hard cover binding with gilt titling, and a salacious illustration by Ralph Steadman. Slight dustiness/foxing to the top and front edges of the text block, otherwise in very good condition. The dust jacket has a 1.5 inch tear at the top left of the rear illustrated panel.. The author's first book set in the Lateran palace in Rome where the Select Committee on Liturgical Vestments has been meeting daily for the past 15 years. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Ralph Steadman -- Jacket. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0491002246. ISBN/EAN: 9780491002240. Inventory No: 0226457.