London: Cassell and Company, [1933].. Gilt lettered green textured boards. Trace of tanning to endsheet gutters, otherwise about fine in an uncommonly nice example of the dust jacket which exhibits only a trace of the usual spine fading. First edition of Mackenzie's bitter fictional attack on the British Secret Service, prompted by his prosecution for GREEK MEMORIES (1932) under the Official Secrets Act.

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Bookseller: William Reese Company - Literature ABAA-ILAB (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: WRCLIT82865
Title: WATER ON THE BRAIN
Author: Mackenzie, Compton
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cassell and Company
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: [1933].

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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