A UK first edition of Advise and Consent by Allen Drury, published by Collins, St James’s Place, London in 1960. A good copy in the original black boards, with the original illustrated dust jacket, the binding firm and square, and no inscriptions or ownership markings.
The pages show age-toning with scattered foxing, particularly to the preliminaries and edges, consistent with a 1960 publication. In a complete dust jacket showing noticeable surface wear, rubbing, and edge chipping, but remaining intact and presentable.
Advise and Consent, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is widely regarded as one of the definitive fictional portrayals of the United States Senate and Cold War–era Washington politics. Drawing on Drury’s experience as a political journalist, the novel is notable for its procedural realism and insider detail.
A solid UK first edition of a landmark American political novel, offered as an honest period copy.
