The Man Who Fought The Monkey

First edition, signed and inscribed by the author 'for John from Tony 22.1.51'. With laid in letter to 'My dear John' (Lehmann), thanking him for a copy of English Stories from New Writing. The author describes his book as 'rather broody', but says he is 'in the middle of writing something much more gay, called Young Man on a Dolphin'. In near very good condition, boards lightly soiled and damp stain to base of spine. Internally very clean. In very good dust jacket, small chips to head and foot of spine.