David Leitch — God Stand Up for Bastards

London, Andre Deutsch, 1973. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of this unique autobiography by David Leitch, previously owned by author Stephen Vizinczey. The first edition. Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper: "For Stephen & Gloria Vizinczey, Cher Maitae - with love (signature) March 1975". From the library of Hungarian-Canadian author Stephen Vizinczey, best known for his 'In Praise of Older Women', and 'An Innocent Millionaire&apos. His writing was praised by the likes of Graham Greene and Anthony Burgess, describing his fiction as social epics which breathe hope in a corrupt world.This work was written by David Leitch. Leitch calls this work an 'auto-novel', blending fiction and storytelling with true stories and experiences. Leitch's tells stories about the people he has met in his life, either in truth or by blending people's characteristics together to form a new fictional character, and provides a unique account of his life. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only very minimal fading to the head and tail of the boards and spine and offsetting to the pastedowns. The wrap is smart with slight sunning to the spine, slight marks to the rear, light edge wear and closed tears to the head of the wrap. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.