Innes,Hammond — The Doomed Oasis (SIGNED COPY)

Alfred A Knopf This is a Fair only Copy of this Book in Publisher's black coloured cloth with both silver and gilt title lettering to the spineThe pages are rather bent over and wrinkled with pushed in spine.Housed in a Good Dust-Jacket,with some light general rubbing and wear to outer extremities of the d/j .The attractive cover painting used on the wrapper is by John O'Hara Cosgrave II.The story is about a quiet Welsh Solicitor who goes to the Middle East on business and finds himself plunged into the violence and intrigue of a great struggle for oil.This copy is a signed presentation copy with Hammond Innes's inscription on the ffep which reads 'For Anna & John With my best wishes Ralph HI and dated Sept 14th 1960'.This copy came from the library of British author and publisher John Hadfield,whose novel of eccentric goings-on in an English stately home,''Love on a Branch Line,'' became a television series. For most of his career Hadfield compiled literary anthologies,including ''The Saturday Book,'' which he edited for 21 years.He was a close associate of Hammond Innes and his wife so this would make a great addition to any personal collection of his works albeit the price is to reflect the condition of this copy,8vo 341pp First US Edition [1960] Fair Good First Edition 1st Printing New York 8vo