Publication details: Chatto & Windus,1941,
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An uproarious wartime utopian satire, scarce. 'Mervyn Hobhouse is a paunchy, bibulous, red-haired Englishman' (blurb), upon whom it falls to protect the Island of Meridia from the rival threats of Communists and 'the Strong Men' (i.e., Fascists). Humour is seen as the weapon to combat the Pomposity of the threatening will-to-power, in a mode analogous to Chaplin's 'The Great Dictator'. The author was born in Oxford, and played cricket for the county.The novel carries a wonderful dustjacket design by Clarke Hutton.
FIRST EDITION, the odd faint spot to margin of opening leaves, pp. vii, 311, crown 8vo, original salmon-pink cloth, backstrip lettered in white and faded with lean to spine, some mottled fading to boards, corners slightly pushed, top edge red, other edges spotted, faint partial browning to free endpapers, pencilled ownership inscription to flyleaf, dustjacket designed by Clarke Hutton, backstrip panel browned, lightly nicked around head, a few tiny spots, very good
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