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Peter Bryant – Two Hours To Doom [Dr. Strangelove] – First Edition 1958
£875.00
A first UK edition, first printing of Two Hours To Doom by Peter Bryant, published by Purnell and Sons, 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, slight bumping to the spine tips, browning and spotting to the text block, mild spotting to preliminary pages. 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, a strip of adhesive staining to edge of rear flap fold, with internal restoration to foot of the spine and some spotting internally. Rare in dust wrapper.
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 Purnell and Sons, 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, slight bumping to the spine tips, browning and spotting to the text block, mild spotting to preliminary pages. 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, a strip of adhesive staining to edge of rear flap fold, with internal restoration to foot of the spine and some spotting internally. Rare in dust wrapper.
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.
