Privates Progress Novel by Hackney Alan (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, second impression before publication. 223pp. Red cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. 12mo. Lightly rubbed and rounded on corners and spine ends. Some markings on the front board, and scratches on the rear. Edges slightly discoloured. Internally, there is foxing on the half title page, and infrequently throughout. Significant crease on the rear endpaper. The novel follows the story of a young Stanley Windrush, who is conscripted to the British Army in 1942. This novel was adapted into a comedy film 1956.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. A good quality first edition presentation hardcover copy inscribed by the author. The dustcover is fair to good and is in a removable plastic sleeve. Some edge tears to the jacket and a little page end spotting which is mainly confined to the upper page ends. The spine is straight, the binding is good and the text is bright and clean. Please see photos. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. 8vo. pp 224. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Fine in very good indeed dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 224. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. The publisher's own retained copy with their faint stamp on the pastedown reading Ôfile copy.Õ Wraparound band with favourable words from William Cooper ".the funniest scenes from Army life I've ever read." and David Niven and Rayner Heppenstall ("I laughed immoderately".) No inscriptions, not price-clipped. Very small number '54' at rear top inside corner of jacket, written by Gollancz on their file copies to note the year of publication. Fine in very good indeed dust jacket.