Lionel Davidson — Smith&Apos;S Gazelle

London, Jonathan Cape, 1971 . First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this signed presentation copy of Lionel Davidson's adventure novel set in the Israeli desert. The first edition. A signed presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original grey cloth boards. In the original unclipped dust wrapper.  A work by Lional Davidson, an English novelist who wrote spy thrillers. He received Authors' Club Best First Novel Award once and the Gold Dagger Award three times. The story follows an old Bedouin and two boys, one Jewish and the other Arab, have a miraculous adventure in the Israeli desert during the Six-Day War. In the publisher's original cloth boards. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, slight fading to spine, with light bumping to the head and tail. Shelf wear to top corner of front board. Author's ink inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper with shelf wear to extremities, rubbing to joints, and chipping to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.