{"product_id":"paul-gallicos-scruffy-michael-joseph-1962","title":"Paul Gallico's Scruffy - Michael Joseph, 1962","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Scruffy\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Paul Gallico\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Michael Joseph\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 1962 3rd impression\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback in dust-jacket\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age other than some minor signs of wear to edges, tanned pages with endpaper foxing and inscription.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eA 1962 edition of Paul Gallico's Scruffy in a decorative dust-jacket! The theme of this fascinating and diverting novel centres on the ancient belief that when the last of the Barbery Apes leaves Gibraltar the British will be driven from 'The Rock'. So deep-rooted is this belief that in August 1944, in the middle of war, Sir Winston Churchill actually caused a signal to be sent to Gibraltar expresssing anxiety over disquienting rumours concerning the welfare of the Barbary Apes established there, and directing that every effort should be made to restore their dwindling number. Out of this historical fact, Paul Gallico's roving imagination has made a wonderfully entertaining story.","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56282370277755,"sku":"10852575","price":9.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_513858_jpg.jpg?v=1780665543","url":"https:\/\/countryhouselibrary.co.uk\/products\/paul-gallicos-scruffy-michael-joseph-1962","provider":"Country House Library ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}