Key Details:
Title: Doctor in Love
Author: Richard Gordon
Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd, London
Year of Publication: 1957
Edition: First Edition
Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket (protected in removable wrap)
Pages: 188
Language: English
Genre: Medical Comedy / Humour / Fiction
ISBN: Not applicable (pre-ISBN era)
Mini Story:
From the beloved author of Doctor in the House, Doctor in Love continues the riotous adventures of Dr. Gordon, a young medical man fumbling through hospitals, romance, and the absurdities of everyday British life. With quick wit and farcical charm, this 1957 first edition is a warm, vintage reminder of the golden age of British comic fiction.
Condition:
Condition: Good – see detailed notes below.
This is a collectible vintage hardcover in sound condition:
Original dust jacket is intact with some edge wear, minor chips, and toning to rear—now in a removable protective sleeve.
Binding is solid with moderate age toning and some foxing to endpapers.
Black cloth boards clean and firm.
Pages are unmarked and tightly bound.
Original price of 12s 6d net visible on inner flap.
A charming example of mid-century British humour in medical fiction.
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