John Bayley — Alice; the Queer Captain

London, Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd. 1994-1995. First edition. Cloth. Two lovely first editions of John Bayley's novels 'Alice' and 'The Queer Captain', in the original unclipped dust wrappers. The first edition, first impressions of these two works in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. John Bayley (1925-2015) was a British academic and writer, who was also an acclaimed literary critic. Two delightful copies of Bayley's novels, including the social comedy Alice (1994) and its sequel The Queer Captain (1995), both of which intertwine the thriller genre with domestic comedy. In the publisher's original cloth bindings, with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is in lovely condition. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.