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Darryl Ponicsan – The Last Detail – First Edition 1971
£75.00
First edition, first printing. Published by W H Allen in London, 1971. A near fine book in like wrapper with a couple of nicks here and there.
A darkly comic novel about two Navy petty officers, Billy “Badass” Buddusky and Mule Mulhall, assigned to escort a young sailor, Larry Meadows, to prison. Along the way, they decide to give him a taste of life before confinement, leading to a bittersweet journey of rebellion, friendship, and lost freedom. The story critiques military authority and conformity. It was adapted into a 1973 film starring Jack Nicholson.
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First edition, first printing. Published by W H Allen in London, 1971. A near fine book in like wrapper with a couple of nicks here and there.
A darkly comic novel about two Navy petty officers, Billy “Badass” Buddusky and Mule Mulhall, assigned to escort a young sailor, Larry Meadows, to prison. Along the way, they decide to give him a taste of life before confinement, leading to a bittersweet journey of rebellion, friendship, and lost freedom. The story critiques military authority and conformity. It was adapted into a 1973 film starring Jack Nicholson.
