One-Star General — First UK Edition in Original Oliver Elmes Dust Jacket
Language: English
Published by Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London, UK, 1960
- First Edition
- Used
Seller: Summerhill Curiosities, Toronto, ON, CanadaSummerhill Curiosities
AbeBooks seller since February 8, 2022
Condition: Used - Very good
£ 46.13
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DESCRIPTION: First British edition of Al Morgan's postwar military novel, following the 1959 American first edition published by Rinehart. 212 pp. Original red cloth with author's name and publisher's device in gilt and title in white to spine. Printed in Great Britain by The Anchor Press Ltd., Tiptree, Essex, on Antique Wove paper and bound by Taylor Garnett Evans & Co. Ltd., Watford. Complete with the original unclipped 15s net dust jacket designed by noted British graphic artist Oliver Elmes. Elmes's archive specifically records One Star General among his Hutchinson jacket commissions of 1960. CONDTION: Book Very Good. Original red cloth remains bright and generally well preserved, with scattered surface soiling and darker handling marks to the boards, modest rubbing to extremities and slight compression at spine ends. Spine titles and gilt publisher's device remain clear. Binding appears square and structurally sound; hinges intact. Endpapers substantially clean with mild age-toning and faint offsetting. Contents generally clean and well preserved with normal age-toning. Top edge noticeably foxed/spotted and somewhat dust-darkened, with much lighter age-marking to the remaining exposed edges. Dust-jacket Good. Original unclipped dust jacket, retaining the 15s net price, remains colourful and visually striking. Jacket shows general edge wear, creasing and surface wrinkling, rubbing and several short closed tears, with small chips and losses particularly around the spine ends and folds. White rear panel shows moderate age-soiling and spotting. Some additional creasing and minor edge tears. Despite these faults, an attractive surviving example of the uncommon original illustrated jacket. BACKGROUND: The novel centres upon controversial American Army General "Bronco" Bronson and uses a series of flashbacks extending from his West Point years through the Second World War and the postwar period. Contemporary coverage described the story as an examination of the psychological pressures of military life and command. The American edition was reviewed in The New Yorker in June 1959. Al Morgan (1920–2011) was an American novelist, screenwriter, playwright and television producer. He wrote nine novels and produced NBC's Today programme from 1961 to 1968. His best-known novel, The Great Man, was adapted for film, and he collaborated with José Ferrer on the Broadway musical Oh, Captain..…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- One-Star General — First UK Edition in Original Oliver Elmes Dust Jacket
- Author
- Morgan, Al
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London, UK
- Publication year
- 1960
- Condition
- Very good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Language
- English
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 0.35 kilograms
- Dimensions
- 8 inches width by 5.5 inches height by 1 inch depth
- Seller catalogs
- Fiction, First Edition
Summerhill Curiosities
Toronto, ON, Canada
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