THE SEERSUCKER WHIPSAW [Signed]

New York: William Morrow & Company Inc, 1967. First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 318 pages. In Very Good Condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. White spine with black and orange text. Dust jacket is protected with a mylar covering, price uncut '$4.95'. Head edge dyed black. Dust jacket shows minor stain on upper rear corner of spine, minor wear on head and tail edge of spine and upper and lower fore corners. Boards show minor wear throughout. Text block shows age toning on fore and tail edge, mild stains on front paste down and end paper, and very small stain on fore edge of title page. Signed flat by Ross Thomas on front endpaper. THE SEERSUCKER WHIPSAW (1967) garnered notable success for its sharp wit and progressive writing on international politics and Colonial Africa. Ross Thomas received the Edgar Award for Best Debut Novel for THE COLD WAR SWAP in 1967 and the Edgar Award for Best Novel for BRIARPATCH in 1985. Thomas was posthumously awarded the Gumshoe Lifetime Award in 2002.

Ross Thomas's service as a soldier of the United States' Army in the Philippines during WWII and as Public Relations Director of the United States, Europe, and Africa prepared him as a writer to explore the injustices behind campaigns and authorities that exploit marginalized countries. This first edition copy is signed by Ross Thomas. 1387353. Special Collections.