End by Jack Danvers (1 results)
More imagesPublished by William Heinamann, London 1962
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. An uncorrected proof copy of Jack Danvers's very scarce thriller, set in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust. An uncorrected proof of this very scarce work, with the publication date and intended price handwritten to the front wrap.Jack Danvers was the pseudonym of writer Camil…le Auguste Marie Caseleyr, a Belgian author who emigrated to Australia - where this novel is set - after World War Two.The tale depicts a nuclear World War Three, demonstrating how a doomed Australian attempts to cope with epidemics unleashed by the opposing forces. The tale ultimately describes the total extinction of humanity. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Wraps bright, with back strip age toned. Small split in paper to tail of rear joint. Ink inscription to front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). book.
