The Clockwork Testament, or Enderby's End

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. SIGNED. Signed and inscribed by author on half-title: "To ----, with regards and a happy Christmas. 1975, Anthony Burgess". 161pp. Octavo [22 cm]. Hardcover in blind-embossed and gilt-stamped black cloth with jacket. Light toning and slight irregular fading to jacket; boards are crisp and unworn excepting very light rubbing to corners; interior is clean and tight. Follow Enderby, "the '"desperately innocent observer"' of Anthony Burgess's Inside Enderby and Enderby Outside, on his last, valiant, buckling legs, lunging away at New York-- and all American culture-- in a last-ditch defense of Art, Original Sin, and Proper Nourishment". (From the jacket).