Kingsley Amis — I Like It Here
London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1958. First edition. Cloth. A fine first edition copy of this early novel by Kingsley Amis, a semi-autobiographical work set in Portugal. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'I Like It Here' is a loosely autobiographical novel dramatising Kingsley Amis' trip to Portugal to fulfill the conditions of his Somerset Maugham Award.This is an early work by Amis, who went on to have a prolific literary career. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Repair to the reverse of the dust wrapper to the head of the spine. Only a few light handling marks to the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.
