Author: Eric Ambler
Title: Passage of Arms
Description: London, Heinemann, 1959 . First edition. Cloth. Brian Aldiss's copy of Eric Ambler's thrilling espionage novel set in the Malaysian jungle, Singapore, and Indonesia. The first edition, first impression.In the original dust wrapper, price clipped.The novel concerns the discovery of a cache of arms left behind by Communists insurgents in the Malayan jungle, and the transfer of the arms to Indonesia, via Singapore. The personal copy of celebrated English science fiction author Brian Aldiss, best known for his 'Helliconia' trilogy. Associated with the British New Wave of science fiction, Aldiss received two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award and one John W. Campbell Memorial Award.Loosely inserted is a provenance notice signed by the executor of Aldiss's estate, his daughter Wendy. Aldiss was particularly interested in this region, having spent several years in Burma and Sumatra during and immediately after the Second World War. In 'Bury My Heart at W.H. Smith"s', he wrote "In the fifties, my psychic energies were directed not only towards the problems of authorship but towards forgetting that I had spent some time in parts of South -East Asia, and adjusting to civilian life ÂÂ- The two subjects I deeply needed to write about were the East and the future, both of which could contain my position of isolation". In the publisher's original cloth binding, with clipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper age toned to perimeters of rear wrap, with light edgewear to back strip head and tail. Tape reinforcements to dust wrapper reverse at back strip head and head of flyleaf folds. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright, with light spotting to first few pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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