Author: B S Johnson; Zulfikar Ghose
Title: Statement Against Corpses
Description: London, Constable , 1964. First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition copy of this short story collection by Bryan Stanley Johnson and Zulfikar Ghose, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.The first edition of this work. Comprising of fourteen stories total. There is a stark contrast between the work of the two authors, with Johnson's setting in England and Ghose in the Indian countryside. With tales capturing wartime childhood, the plight of pop idols and much more. The preface notes that this volume represents 'a joint attempt to affirm the importance of the short story as a literary form.. it is also an attempt, and a successful one, to entertain at all levels.' In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of bumping to the head of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart, with some shelf wear and light edgewear, and sunning to the spine. A few light marks to the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good.

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