D. M. Thomas — Swallow
London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A very neat first edition of this work set in a fictional Olympiad in Finland. First edition of this work. In a fictional Olympiad in a lake in Finland, improvisationists compete amid charges of plagiarism and the possibility of KGB interference. Written by Donald Michael Thomas, a British poet, novelist and playwright. In the original black cloth binding. Externally, lovely condition with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper, also excellent condition with minor shelf wear to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages and very bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.