Anthony Heckstall-Smith — The Consort

New York, Grove Press Inc, 1965. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Royal satire by Anthony Heckstall-Smith, in both the original and the revised dust wrappers. The first edition, first printing.In the original dust wrapper, unclipped, and revised dust wrapper, price-clipped.'The Consort' is a comic-opera fantasy following the handsome husband of a rather stuffy Queen.This novel's publication was suppressed in England due to its perceived anti-Royal nature.By Anthony Heckstall-Smith. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards, in two dust wrappers, the original dust wrapper is unclipped, the revised dust wrapper is price-clipped. Externally, very smart, with a touch of bumping to the head of the spine. Dust wrappers are smart with a touch of edge wear. A couple of light handling marks to the revised dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Fine.