A satirical romp through the corridors of the Foreign Office as Patrick Stubbs is posted as third secretary in the British Embassy in Lower Africa. Mayhem awaits him - an absent-minded ambassador, a bullying first secretary with a dipsomaniac wife, and a crush on the police chief's wife! The author won the 1981 Royal Society of Literature Award for "A Breed of Heroes". In 1983 he was chosen as one of the Best of Young British Novelists.
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A satirical romp through the corridors of the Foreign Office as Patrick Stubbs is posted as third secretary in the British Embassy in Lower Africa. Mayhem awaits him - an absent-minded ambassador, a bullying first secretary with a dipsomaniac wife, and a crush on the police chief's wife! The author won the 1981 Royal Society of Literature Award for "A Breed of Heroes". In 1983 he was chosen as one of the Best of Young British Novelists.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 9780006545361.
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Very Good in Good jacket. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1984. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Judd's second novel in VG+, crisp, clean and bright internal order. Smart burgundy boards with bright gilt titling to spine. Good unclipped d/j lightly worm/creased to edges and a little faded to spine. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 8vo. 319pp.
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New York. 1985. Viking Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 067080438x. 319 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature England. FROM THE PUBLISHER-A satirical romp through the corridors of the Foreign Office as Patrick Stubbs is posted as third secretary in the British Embassy in Lower Africa. Mayhem awaits him-an absent-minded ambassador, a bullying first secretary with a dipsomaniac wife, and a crush on the police chief's wife! The author won the 1981 Royal Society of Literature Award for 'A Breed of Heroes'. In 1983 he was chosen as one of the Best of Young British Novelists. inventory #3883.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First U.S. edition. A humorous social commentary about a lower level diplomat assigned to "Lower Africa, " and is forced to deal with chaos and apartheid. Spine head gently bumped with a remainder mark to the lower edge of the text block. Jacket lightly crimped at the spine ends. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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Very Good+ in Near Fine jacket. Book New York: Viking, 1985. Stated First American Edition. Very Good+/Near Fine. Very clean pale yellow boards with black cloth spine, red metallic lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, pages are clean and bright. Remainder mark on bottom page edges near spine. No names, writing or bookplates. 319 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped. Enclosed in new archival quality mylar cover. A British man joins the diplomatic corps and finds himself whisked away to lower Africa. "A highly amusing, boisterous novel about British diplomatic life."
