The jacket is rubbed, chipped at the edges and all four edges of the jacket's flap are neatly clipped. There is an Angus and Robertson's shop label on the front paste down and an ownership signature on the front end paper. The body of the book is in excellent condition: clean, tight and solid. Translated from the German, Das Versprechen, by Richard and Clara Winston. First British edition. "Friedrich Dürrenmatt (5 January 1921-14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten." (Wikipedia).