BUTLER, JOAN. [PSEUD.ROBERT WILLIAM ALEXANDER]. — Full House.

London: Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd, nd. (c.1947). 1st edition. Robert William Alexander was an Irish writer (usual pen name: Joan Butler) (1905-1979). His humorous style echos that of such authors as Thorne Smith and P. G. Wodehouse. "For 400 years the feud between the McCorkles and the McWhickers has raged with unabated fury. Now the day of doom draws nigh, the tercentenary of the massacre when the McCorkles came down on the McWhickers like a ton of coal, and Uncle Eggy (Mr Egbert McCorkle to you) expects a liberal helping of dirty work to mark the occasion. Into this tense atmosphere Miss Rita Delmaris, the film star with so much oomph that strong men have been known to swoon at the sight of her.." Pp.240, occasional light spotting - mainly affecting closed page edges. Green cloth, slight wear to top and tail of spine. Original illustrated dustwrapper a little dusty with wear to edges and losses to top and tail of spine and corner tips, now in a removable clear protective wrap. Scarce. G+/G+.