THE WILD GEESE

London: William Heinemann, 1977

8vo, 237pp. Hardcover with gilt lettering to spine, with dust jacket.

The Wild Geese is a 1978 novel by Rhodesian author Daniel Carney published by Bantam Books. He originally titled it The Thin White Line, but it went unpublished until its film adaptation The Wild Geese was made.

Carney could not get his novel published until a chance meeting with film producer Euan Lloyd. Lloyd loved the story about mercenaries in Africa on a mission to rescue a deposed leader, and purchased the rights to adapt it into a film. Carney in return asked for his novel to be published and Lloyd agreed, as he had already had an offer from an American publisher when he had first taken the novel to Hollywood. The novel was finally published as The Wild Geese just before the film's release. (wikipedia.com)

Condition: Overall good. Dust jacket has some rubbing and edgewear, and sections missing from top edge probably due to insect wear, and jacket has a few small closed tears to top. Dust jacket has been covered with protective Brodart plastic sleeve after photos were taken. Small stains to front board, minor bumps to bottom corners of boards, wear to bottom edges of boards perhaps also due to insects. Previous owner’s signature to front endpaper. Foxing to edges of textblock. Please also see photos. Text clean. Well bound.