C. P. Snow — The Affair

London, Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this story of a miscarriage of justice, from English novelist C. P. Snow. First edition. A young scientists has been dismissed from his job. The matter is to be kept a secret, but all the twenty fellows agree that he is guilty. Suddenly, a doubt springs up and the college is split in two. Written by Charles Percy Snow, an English novelist and physical chemist who also served in several important positions in the British Civil Service and briefly in the UK government. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light wear and minor chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the head of the spine. The odd small mark to the panels. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small handling mark. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.