Anthony Burgess — Any Old Iron

London, Hutchinson, 1989. Cloth. The second printing of this fantasy novel by Anthony Burgess, a lovely copy signed by the author and complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. A modern retelling of the Excalibur legend, featuring numerous fictionalised historical figures including Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin among others. A fantasy novel evolving around a Welsh-Jewish family through the first half of the twentieth century, until the birth of Israel. The second impression of this work, published in the same year as the first. Written by Anthony Burgess, popular English author mainly known for his dystopian work A Clockwork Orange. Signed by the author to the title page. Complete with its unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Signed by the author to the title page. The dust wrapper is unclipped and excellent with minor shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.