Water on the Brain
MACKENZIE, Compton.
From Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 12 July 2019
From Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 12 July 2019
About this Item
1954. Reprint. Description: Unclipped yellow and black illustrated DJ over maroon cloth boards with gold titles to spine. Language: English. Book Condition> Good+: Light wear to corners and cloth edges. Light tanned endpapers with marks to endpaper edges. Bookseller sticker to paste-down. Lightly tanned unmarked pages. DJ Condition> Poor: Heavy wear to upper and lower edges with tears along both edges taped on reverse side. See photo. Untaped tears to rear corners. Tanned and soiled covers. Unclipped. 308pp. Size: 12mo (large), 19cm by 13cm. Book Resume: Deliberate caricature of the Intelligence Services Mackenzie himself served in Intelligence in the first world war and understood some of its absurdities This edition includes a new preface by the author, which outlines the history of the publication of this book [first was 1933], and the author's related predicaments, not least, his trial at the Old Bailey under the Official Secrets Act A satirical novel, from first hand experience, of the british 'secret service'. PLEASE ASK for additional photographs if required. Seller Inventory # 4201
Bibliographic Details
Title: Water on the Brain
Publisher: London: Chatto & Windus, 1954, London
Publication Date: 1954
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good+
Dust Jacket Condition: Poor
Edition: Reprint.
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