Killing a mouse on Sunday. / Drawings by Papas
1961, First Edition. London : Collins. Very good cloth copy in a good, somewhat edge-torn (with loss) and dust-stained dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Provenance: bookplate of Christopher Mann. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #451526
Jack Clayton was a British film director and producer, born in Brighton in 1921, who was famous for adapting popular books into acclaimed movies. He began his career in the film industry in 1935 and rose to prominence with his 1959 film, Room at the Top, which earned him and Academy Award nomination for Best Director. His notable works include The Innocents (1961), The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Great Gatsby (1974), and Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983). [Without specific indication in this instance]. Physical description; 189 p. : ill. Subjects; Pressburger, Emeric (1902-1988) Killing a mouse on Sunday. Spain History Civil War, 1936-1939 Fiction.
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