Books

With dust jacket in a fair state. A scarce find of this successful novel complete with a dust jacket. Original green cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Rubbed gilt. Section of the spine is faded. Bumped ends of the spine. Tiny booksellers stamp on the front paste down. Clean pages. Foxing on the front pages and edges of the pages. The unclipped dust jacket has had professional repairs. Tears and piece missing from the base of the spine and extremities. Bright colours on the flaps.

Kingsley Amis's first novel, 'Lucky Jim', is a comic sensation that paints a brilliant picture of academic life in post-war Britain. Following Jim Dixon, a junior lecturer, Amis illustrates a satirical journey through university pedantry and the inherent absurdities.