King Rat
London: Michael Joseph, (1963).
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Hardcover. First English edition. Fine in very near fine dustwrapper with a couple of small stains on the rear panel. Inscribed by Clavell on the title page, presumably at a later date, noting: "1st edition yet!" Author's first book, a novel about a Japanese POW camp in WWII, and the basis for the excellent and overlooked Bryan Forbes film featuring George Segal, Tom Courtenay, and James Fox. A handsome copy.
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