THEY WOULD BE KING

 Michael Harrison

 Somers

 Crown 8to, 242 pages, 1^st 1947

 Here, in this book, are the brief histories of four men, each noticeably differing in character from the other three, but all four bound in the possession of a rare ambition – to be king – and all equally bound by the fact that, in every case, that ambition was attained. Each, again, sought a different means to attain that ambition, and it is this difference of means, rather than any matter of  historical period or geographical setting, which has governed the choice of these four men from among the astonishingly large number of men who, beginning life in a most humble fashion, have achieved the dignity of the purple.

 The dust jacket is rubbed and has a couple of splits and marks, the largest split being a 1cm vertical at the top front spine. The top rear tip has come through the jacket fold. Slight curvature to the front board. There is a biro ownership inscription to the top of the fep. The pages are clean and tightly bound. Good overall condition