Jocelyn Davey - A Capitol Offense

London, Alfred A. Knopf, 1956. First edition. Cloth. A first US edition of this entertainment by Jocelyn Davis. "Here is one of the dizziest, most original, dynamic, witty, and highly literate novels you could ever hope to read!" "Set in the British Embassy in Washington, where murder takes place during a Guy Fawkes fireworks celebration, it is much more hilarious and entertaining than sinister or mysterious." In a decorative paper binding in an unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, generally smart, lightly rubbed in places. Dustwrapper is sound with slight rubbing. There are some chips and closed tears to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. There is an institutional ink stamp to the recto of front free end papers. Good . Ill.: None. Good/Very Good.

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