Rudolf Nassauer — The Cuckoo
London, Peter Owen LTD , 1962. First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of this uncommon first edition novel by Rudolf Nassauer, complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Second novel by Rudolf Nassauer, concerning the dying relationship of a man and his wife, with perceptive descriptions of the intruder (analogous to the 'cuckoo'), on which hinges the resulting tragedy. The first edition, an uncommon copy complete with its vanishingly scarce unclipped dust wrapper. Rudolf Nassauer was mainly known for his much discussed work The Hooligan, an in-depth analysis of Nazi psychology. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper unclipped and very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly sunned to spine and rubbed to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.
