{"product_id":"the-naked-civil-servant-quentin-crisp-signed-copy","title":"The Naked Civil Servant, Quentin Crisp, Signed Copy","description":"\u003cdiv data-is-intersecting=\"true\" data-turn-id-container=\"b25250a4-c7ee-4cf0-a7e2-fc9f4db9b53a\" class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"25\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eThe Naked Civil Servant\u003c\/em\u003e is Quentin Crisp's celebrated autobiographical memoir, first published in 1968, recounting his unconventional life as an openly flamboyant homosexual man in mid-twentieth century Britain, at a time when such openness invited social hostility and legal risk. Written with the wit, candour and sharp self-awareness for which Crisp became known, the book remains an important and highly readable personal account of outsider life in post-war Britain. This signed copy carries additional association interest, being inscribed by Crisp to the psychologist and writer on photography Halla Beloff, linking the book to an identifiable intellectual contemporary.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"b25250a4-c7ee-4cf0-a7e2-fc9f4db9b53a\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relative w-full overflow-visible\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Naked Civil Servant, by Quentin Crisp.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Fontana, London, February 1977 - second impression of this Fontana paperback issue, first printed earlier in the same year. Signed to the first free endpaper by Quentin Crisp and dedicated to Halla Beloff - her ownership ink stamp to the same endpaper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fair paperback - cover with crease and wear and a scuffed area to the front cover. Page gatherings a bit unevenly bound. Age-toning to text pages. 2 small 5mm edge tears to first free endpaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook now housed in a vintage clear Penguin plastic cover protector (removable). An imperfect copy, but with a much valued signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eText in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e217pp + (6) Publisher's Advertisements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: approx 175mm high x 110mm wide x 15mm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: approximately 175g (unpacked).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lanna Antique","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55664071278977,"sku":"LAN10226","price":50.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/0351\/9943\/files\/TheNakedCivilServant_QuentinCrisp_SignedCopyIMG_5220.jpg?v=1779463896","url":"https:\/\/www.lannaantique.com\/products\/the-naked-civil-servant-quentin-crisp-signed-copy","provider":"Lanna Antique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}