Michael Frayn — On the Outskirts

London, Collins, 1964. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this collection of essays and observations on society from Michael Frayn. His columns for The Guardian and The Observer (collected in The Day of the Dog, The Book of Fub and On the Outskirts) are models of the comic essay; in the 1980s a number of them were adapted and performed for BBC Radio 4 by Martin Jarvis. Bookplate of the Library of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, to the front pastedown. In a green cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Dustwrapper is generally smart, though with some handling marks and some slight edgewear. Bookseller's label to front pastedown, and ink signature to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with just a few instances of foxing. Institutional stamp to verso of title. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.