Poul Orum — The Whipping Boy

London, Gollancz, 1975. First edition. Cloth. A bright, clean first UK edition of The Whipping Boy by Poul Orum. Bound in paper-covered boards with gilt lettering and unclipped dust wrapper. First UK edition. Poul Peter Ørum, 1919 – 1997, was a Danish author who mainly wrote novels. His works are mostly built on his own experiences. Ørum worked from 1944 to 1957 as a journalist. In 1957 he settled in Fanø. His writings began in 1953 when he was 34 years old. From 1953 to 1992, Ørum published 39 books, including individual collections of poetry, Novell collections, memoirs and essays, and novels. In a cloth binding in the original dustwrapper. The binding is tight and firm. There is very little wear to the extremities. The dust wrapper has some very slight bumping and the small section of a label on the spine panel, as can be seen above. Internally the pages are clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.