Tom Sharpe — Ancestral Vices

London, Secker & Warburg, 1980. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this satirical novel following the brutal uncovering of a corrupt family. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.'Ancestral Vices' follows a lone professor who gets hired by capitalist Lord Petrefact to uncover the corrupt history of the family. Written by Tom Sharpe, an English satirical novelist, best known for his 'Wilt' series, as well as 'Porterhouse Blue' and 'Blott on the Landscape', all three of which were adapted for television. In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, with bumping to the head and tail of spine, otherwise very smart. Dust wrapper is edge worn. Internally, firmly bound with bright clean pages throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.