Leonard Daventry — A Man of Double Deed

London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1965. Cloth. A first edition of Leonard Daventry's science fiction novel set at the end of the twenty-first century, complete with a yellow Gollancz dust wrapper. This novel follows the concepts of telepathy and having a composite mind. Set in the year 2090 after the conclusion of an atomic war, it follows Claus Coman, a 'keyman', or custodian of humanity with the power of telepathy, deeply concerned by the vast numbers of youths mindlessly swarming cities and murdering innocents.Written by Leonard Daventry (1915-1987), a writer of science fiction whose other works include 'Twenty-one billionth Paradox', 'Terminus', 'Reflections in a Mirage' and 'The Ticking is in your Head&apos.Complete with an iconic unclipped yellow Gollancz dust wrapper.A first edition of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding, with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just a touch of general wear. Dust wrapper is a little sunned to the spine, with slight loss to the head and tail of the spine and the extremities from chipping. Ownership inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.