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New York: William Morrow, 1957. First American edition. 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Grey cloth. Fine in near fine dust jacket. First American edition. 320 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The acclaimed novel of Australians facing the consequences of a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere. Filmed in 1959 starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner and Fred Astaire. Inscribed by the author to his wife on the front flyleaf: “For Frances, with Love, Nevil, June 1957” and signed on the title page with his full name Nevil Shute Norway. Additionally, Fred Astaire, who played nuclear scientist Julian Osborne in the film, has signed the flyleaf below. Men at Work 20.2.a

A post-apocalyptic novel that explores the lives of characters in Australia as they await the fallout of nuclear war.