Published by Quartet Books, Longon, England, 1985
ISBN 10: 0704324881 ISBN 13: 9780704324886
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First UK Edition. BY5 - A hard cover first UK edition withdrawn ex-library book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in black cloth with gold lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear plus the dust jacket endflaps are glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps on the top outside paper edges, front fixed and free endpapers, and first page of the text. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear plus the endflaps are glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. A book offers a close examination of British society and its attitudes towards race, art and class. The story is about a passionate love affair between a Hungarian sculptor and a South Africal exile. The author uses these 2 'aliens' and their perception of England to make his points. By the author of "The Dramatist and the Received Idea" and "A Sin of Fear." 252p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.