Susan Cooper Behind The Golden Curtain 1965 and similar items

BEHIND THE GOLDEN CURTAIN: A View Of The U.S.A. by Susan Cooper London: Hodder and Stoughton, (1965). First edition, first printing. First printing statement "First printed 1965" to the copyright page. This British first edition contains some text that was removed in the first American edition. An analytical study of Americans, their collective personalities and views, how they see America, how they perceive other countries, and how other countries perceive Americans. This work is considered a modern classic study on the unseen troubles and misconceptions of American society. Cooper, an Oxford educated British woman, emigrated to America in 1963, and is the Newbery Award-winning author of The Dark Is Rising series. Fine in fresh deep-black pebbled linen boards with bright gilt embossed titles to a green panel to the spine; in a price-clipped nearly fine dust jacket with some dust-soiling to the rear panel; author photo to the rear inner jacket flap. Octavo; 256 pages. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!