John Brophy — The Nimble Rabbit

London, Chatto & Windus, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this romantic story from British soldier and author John Brophy, signed by the author. First edition. Signed and inscribed by the author to the front endpaper in presentation to Forrest and Joe Fletcher, dated 23rd September 1955. Jeremy Pine, a young writer, becomes involved with three women. He is striving to mature in his craft so that he can write real novels instead of romances, and is anxious to preserve his middle-class sense of honour in the face of many temptations thrust on him by money and love. Written by John Brophy, a British soldier, journalist and author who wrote over forty books, mostly based on his experiences during the First World War. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and the odd small closed tear to the extremities. Light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the author's ink inscription to the front endpaper. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.