Girl, 20.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1971.
Price: $300.00
About the item
First edition. 253pp. 12mop. Black cloth stamped in gold on spine. A good to very good copy, with moderate foxing on upper edge of front and rear flyleaves, spine is askew, most pages of text have a moderate and uneven vertical crease near fore-edge margin (otherwise printed text is fresh and clean), in very good dust jacket. Jacket has light wear at tips of spine (with one small tear), with moderate foxing along upper edge of front and rear flaps, else quite fresh and bright.
Item #332711
An elusive title when signed.
Inscribed and signed by Kingsley Amis: "Very good fortune/ Michael Curtis/ from Kingsley Amis" (on the title page)
Michael Curtis was editor of the liberal News Chronicle at the age of 34. His opposition to the Suez Invasion led to the paper taking a significant hit in popularity. His attempts to modernize the paper fell afoul of the owners, the Cadbury family, and he resigned in 1957 after three years. He then worked as executive press aide to the Aga Khan, founding the Daily Nation, which played a major role in helping smooth Kenya's transition to independence in 1963. He worked for the Aga Kahn's social welfare institution until his retirement.
