REFERENCE INTENDED BARRY CRUMP Written by Barry Crump, Published Reed 1971, 1st edition, 164pp, illustrated, in very good condition throughout, small corner of fly page removed.

This is a short story by Barry Crump about Jeremy Cosgrove whose ambition was to be a successful newspaper man. A humourous book that follows Cosgroves trials and tribulations in his attempt to reach his goal Cosgrove is no ordinary newshound.He has big ideas and ambitions but doesn't find it easy to thrust his way to the top of professional journalism.He lands a tough assignment out in the sticks and grits his teeth and tackles it.He finds it a mares nest but he doesn't seem to be able to make his editor see sense.So Cosgrove keeps trying,then he looses his nerve,his temper,his sense of proportion and goes beserk.