Malcolm Bradbury — Eating People Is Wrong
London, Secker & Warburg, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the debut novel of Malcolm Bradbury, a smart copy of this academic novel. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Malcolm Bradbury's debut novel, a romance set in provincial academia in the 1950s, following a professor who falls in love with a younger postgraduate.Bradbury wrote this novel whilst in hospital recovering from a heart operation. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is smart with a few spots and very light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.
