William Boyd — An Ice Cream War

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1982. First edition. Cloth. A fine copy of William Boyd's war novel, nominated for the Booker Prize in 1982, in an unclipped dust wrapper. 'An Ice Cream War' is a black comedy set during the First World War, and was nominated for a Booker Prize in 1982. It focuses on the East African Campaign battled between British and German forces.William Boyd is a prolific Scottish novelist and short story writer, known for 'A Good Man in Africa' and 'Any Human Heart' as well as this popular title.In an unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart, minor bumping to the tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is a touch sunned to the spine, and unclipped. Gift inscription to the front endpaper dated Christmas 1982. Internally firmly bound, pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.