BOOK DESCRIPTION: HAMISH HAMILTON LIMITED, LONDON, PUBLISHED IN 1961, 1ST EDITION, 1ST IMPRESSION, HARDBACK + DUSTCOVER "THE LAST EXILE" BY JAMES ALDRIDGE. 

BOOK CONDITION: RED CLOTH BOARDS, WITH SILVER TEXT TO SPINE, IN GOOD CONDITION, NO BUMPING TO ENDS OR OBVIOUS WEAR TO CORNERS/EDGES, HOWEVER THERE ARE LIGHT STAINS, WHICH LOOK LIKE DAMP MARKS, TO TOP EDGES FRONT AND REAR; DUSTCOVER, IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED, IN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION, SEVERAL AREAS MISSING OR TORN TO EDGES, OBVIOUS SHELF-WEAR; PAGES IN GOOD CONDITION, TOP CLOSED EDGES LOOK DUSTY, INTERNAL PAGES ARE MODERATELY AGE TONED, NEVERTHELESS THEY ARE STILL VERY SOUND, CLEAN AND RELATIVELY BRIGHT (PLEASE SEE PHOTOGRAPHS FOR MORE DETAILS).

BOOK CONTENTS: THE HISTORICAL NOVEL IS SET IN EGYPT BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE SUEZ CRISIS OF 1956, AND INVOLVES A BRITISH SURVEYOR WHO IS CAUGHT UP IN THE TURMOIL BETWEEN THE HOSTILE FORCES. A NUMBER OF PROMINENT PLAYERS IN THE CRISIS, INCLUDING AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER; ROBERT MENZIES, AND EGYPT PRESIDENT; GAMAL ABDUL NASSER, AMONG OTHERS, APPEAR AS CHARACTERS IN THE BOOK. 

A FASCINATING, FAST-MOVING NOVEL OF POLITICAL INTRIGUE, WHERE ITS CHARACTERS ARE ALIVE, BELIEVABLE, AND WILL DRAW SYMPATHY AND INTEREST FROM A LARGE AUDIENCE. A DRAMATIC HISTORY WHICH IS MADE INTO VERY WORTHWHILE FICTION.