5/29/2023 0 Comments Lucky jim author kingsleyThere's certainly no denying the impact it had when it was published-Lucky Jim could be considered the first shot in the Oxbridge salvo that brought us Beyond the Fringe, That Was the Week That Was, and so much more. Although Kingsley Amis's acid satire of postwar British academic life has lost none of its bite in the four decades since it was published. Brown cloth covered boards with gilt titles at the backstrip. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. The DJ shows only some faint smudges and soil spots to the white background field of the rear panel the price ($3.50) is intact mylar-protected. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing some minor, unobtrusive flaws. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Very Good in Very Good+ DJ: The Book shows just a hint of wear to lower corner tips the text pages have tanned very ligfhtly due to aging the top edge of the text block is lightly dusted four tiny, very faint spots of soil at the bottom edge of same tape shadow at the lower outside edges (only) of the brown cloth covered boards the binding is very slightly cocked but remains secure the text is clean.
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