The Day of The Dog ; On the Outskirts ; Sweet Dreams

London : Collins , 1964-1973 . First edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8" by 5". None . The first editions of a collection of essays and stories by Michael Frayn. The first edition.In the original dust wrapper. The Day of the Dog is in a price-clipped dust wrapper and Sweet Dreams and On the Outskirts is in an unclipped dust wrapper.The Day of the Dog consists of a piece from Michael Frayn's column in the Guardian. This piece gained him his reputation. Critics and readers claim that there is more to his writing than entertainment. He writes with great levels of depth and complexity. On the Outskirts is a collection of comic essays from his Guardian and Observer column. In the 1980s a number of them were adapted and performed for BBC Radio 4 by Martin Jarvis. Sweet Dreams tells the story of a man who dies and goes to heaven. Within heaven he is tasked with the responsibility of designing a geographical landmark. It is the story of discovery and exploration. In the original publisher's cloth. In the original dust wrapper. The Day of the Dog is in a price-clipped dust wrapper and Sweet Dreams and On the Outskirts is in an unclipped dust wrapper. The Day of the Dog is in a price-clipped dust wrapper and Sweet Dreams and On the Outskirts is in an unclipped dust wrapper. Eternally very smart. A small damp stain on the dust wrapper of The Day of the Dog. Marginal age toning to the dust wrapper and flyleaf of The Day of The Dog and On The Outskirts. The boards are bright and clean. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. A small stain on the half title of On The Outskirts. Near Fine