Peter Bryant [Peter George] – Two Hours To Doom [Dr. Strangelove] – SIGNED and INSCRIBED First Edition 1958
£2,500.00
A first UK edition, first printing of ‘Two Hours To Doom’ by Peter Bryant, published by Boardman, London in 1958. A near fine book free from internal inscriptions, new front and rear end papers, boards bound in original publisher’s black cloth with silver titling to the spine.
SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the front endpaper, ‘For Alec/With all good wishes/and from my indeed [sic] recognise/some of the discussions we’ve/had in the past/Up 617/Peter Bryant.
In a very good unclipped wrapper with light handling wear, fading to the spine and chipping to spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, pushing to top of front and rear panels.
Peter George, also known by his pen name Peter Bryant, was a British author best known for his 1958 novel ‘Two Hours To Doom’. Born in 1924, George served in the Royal Air Force, which influenced his writing on nuclear war and Cold War tensions. Tragically, he died by suicide in 1966 at the age of 41. His death was linked to struggles with depression, despite his literary success. The inscription, to a fellow RAF member is exceptionally rare and the first we have seen.
Originally published in the UK as Two Hours to Doom the novel deals with the apocalyptic threat of nuclear war and the almost absurd ease with which it can be triggered. The novel is a Cold War thriller about a U.S. bomber pilot who goes rogue, believing a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union is necessary to protect America. As the clock ticks down, military and political leaders scramble to prevent global annihilation. The novel explores the fragility of human judgement in high-stakes scenarios, highlighting the terrifying consequences of miscommunication and the precariousness of nuclear deterrence. The novel was the basis for Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
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A first UK edition, first printing of ‘Two Hours To Doom’ by Peter Bryant, published by Boardman, London in 1958. A near fine book free from internal inscriptions, new front and rear end papers, boards bound in original publisher’s black cloth with silver titling to the spine.
SIGNED and INSCRIBED on the front endpaper, ‘For Alec/With all good wishes/and from my indeed [sic] recognise/some of the discussions we’ve/had in the past/Up 617/Peter Bryant.
In a very good unclipped wrapper with light handling wear, fading to the spine and chipping to spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, pushing to top of front and rear panels.
Peter George, also known by his pen name Peter Bryant, was a British author best known for his 1958 novel ‘Two Hours To Doom’. Born in 1924, George served in the Royal Air Force, which influenced his writing on nuclear war and Cold War tensions. Tragically, he died by suicide in 1966 at the age of 41. His death was linked to struggles with depression, despite his literary success. The inscription, to a fellow RAF member is exceptionally rare and the first we have seen.
Originally published in the UK as Two Hours to Doom the novel deals with the apocalyptic threat of nuclear war and the almost absurd ease with which it can be triggered. The novel is a Cold War thriller about a U.S. bomber pilot who goes rogue, believing a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union is necessary to protect America. As the clock ticks down, military and political leaders scramble to prevent global annihilation. The novel explores the fragility of human judgement in high-stakes scenarios, highlighting the terrifying consequences of miscommunication and the precariousness of nuclear deterrence. The novel was the basis for Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 film, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
