Geoffrey Cotterell – Tiara Tahiti – First Edition 1960
£35.00
First edition, first printing of Tiara Tahiti by Geoffrey Cotterell, published by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London in 1960. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, with toning to the top edge of text block, spotting to the bottom edge, slight fading to top edge of front and rear boards. In a very good unclipped wrapper, chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, two closed tears to the upper edge of front panel, open tear to upper edge of rear panel, fading to the spine, some toning to upper edge of front and rear flap folds.
Tiara Tahiti by Geoffrey Cotterell follows two former British officers—pragmatic Lt.‑Colonel Clifford Southey and charismatic, fallen Captain Brett Aimsley—whose rivalry rekindles in Tahiti. Once hierarchical superior-subordinate during WWII, Southey now directs a hotel chain, while Aimsley survives in exile, gambling in paradise. Their tensions surface as old resentments mingle with island idylls, colonial class distinctions, seduction and moral ambiguity. The novel satirically explores post-war British class, power, and the clash between charm and merit.
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First edition, first printing of Tiara Tahiti by Geoffrey Cotterell, published by Eyre and Spottiswoode, London in 1960. A near fine copy free from internal inscriptions, with toning to the top edge of text block, spotting to the bottom edge, slight fading to top edge of front and rear boards. In a very good unclipped wrapper, chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, two closed tears to the upper edge of front panel, open tear to upper edge of rear panel, fading to the spine, some toning to upper edge of front and rear flap folds.
Tiara Tahiti by Geoffrey Cotterell follows two former British officers—pragmatic Lt.‑Colonel Clifford Southey and charismatic, fallen Captain Brett Aimsley—whose rivalry rekindles in Tahiti. Once hierarchical superior-subordinate during WWII, Southey now directs a hotel chain, while Aimsley survives in exile, gambling in paradise. Their tensions surface as old resentments mingle with island idylls, colonial class distinctions, seduction and moral ambiguity. The novel satirically explores post-war British class, power, and the clash between charm and merit.
