I Like It Here by Kingsley Amis - 1958

ont> Victor Gollancz : London, 1958 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition.. The first edition of this comic novel by Kingsley Amis. This novel is about going away from England abroad. The 'here' referred to in the title is England. Sir Kingsley Amis was a popular English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote in many genres including comedy, science fiction and mystery. He was regarded as one of the finest English comic novelists of the second half of the twentieth century. Amis won many awards during his time, including the Booker Prize, which he was shortlisted for three times before finally winning in 1986. Condition: In the original full cloth binding and held in original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally smart with bumping to the head and tail of spine as well as to the extremities. Dustwrapper is sunned to the spine. A few small chips to the head and tail of spine. Sunned line across the wrap horizontally. Minor bumping to the extremities of wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and generally clean. Overall Condition: Near Fine in a Very Good Indeed dustwrapper.