Dust jacket has wear to extreme edges, short tear to bottom edge, now protected by clear mylar sleeve. Book has no defects; pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . Novel about a British squadron of the Royal Flying Corps in World War One, The Western Front. Highly recommended black comedy novel, favorably compared to Catch 22. Nominated for the Booker Prize in 1971, this is author's first novel. A handsome copy. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 246 pages. I3