The Paradise Man: A Black and White Farce de Hale, John - 1969

Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1969-06. Hardcover. Good. Pages are clean, crisp and unmarked. Edges are foxed. Binding is tight, hinges strong. DJ also foxed.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Indianapolis / New York: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Inc 1969. First American Edition, sources disagree as to whether the US or the UK is the correct first edition. In any event this Bobbs-Merrill US edition appears to be scarcer than the Rapp & Whiting UK edition]. "Set in a future time when the U.S., Russia, and China have agreed to ban nuclear arms and fight only wars called 'conventionals'...Finally the peace is shattered by a coup led by the American Negro vice-president, Black Boy, and supported by all the non-aligned black nations of the world. The American president is assassinated, and the blacks take control of the surveillant satellite and, hence, the world." 221 pages. Reginald 06638,A very good copy with dust soiling to page edges, light wear in a very good dust jacket, with edge wear. See Photos clphE

Bobbs-Merrill Co. Inc, Indianapolis, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good/Good. 500 g; 224 pages, last three pages blank, original illustrated jacket. Foxing to the top and front edges of the text block, ownership inscription on front end page, stain at the right-hand side of the front panel of the dust jacket, and rubbing and chipping of the edges of the dust jacket. . All the evasions and pomposity is of cold and hot-war warriors on all sides of the Iron and bamboo curtains are punctured in this brilliant and riotous farcical novel. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Science Fiction & Fantasy; Inventory No: 0212662. .

Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1969-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. fine in fine dj hardly used A Black and White Farce 1st ed 1969

London: Rapp and Whiting. VG : in Very good condition with VG dust jacket. 1969. First Edition. Black hardback cloth cover. 200mm x 130mm (8" x 5"). 221pp. .

Rapp + Whiting, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing front/rear pages, but body of book mostly clean and unfoxed. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Edges very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 16084. .

Rapp and Whiting 1969. First edition, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.