First Edition. SIGNED and inscribed to Jack Clayton and Haya Harareet. Near fine cloth copy in a very good, somewhat edge-bumped and sun-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains well-preserved overall. Jack Clayton was a British film director and producer, born in Brighton in 1921, who was famous for adapting popular books into acclaimed movies. He began his career in the film industry in 1935 and rose to prominence with his 1959 film, Room at the Top, which earned him and Academy Award nomination for Best Director. His notable works include The Innocents (1961), The Pumpkin Eater (1964), The Great Gatsby (1974), and Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983). Physical description; 224 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects; Mortimer, Penelope (1918-1999) Long distance. English fiction 20th century. 3 Kg.