KOESTLER, Arthur. Suicide of a Nation?.An Enquiry into the state of Britain today … Edited by Arthur Koestler. London: Hutchinson, 1963. 8°. Half title. Original cloth, dust-jacket. FIRST EDITION, EDITOR’S PRESENTATION COPY, the half title with the question mark of “Suicide of a Nation?” scored through, and inscribed beneath, “Let’s hope not – Uncle Arthur, 21.XI.65.” With 7 other books by the same author, namely Drinkers of Infinity. Essays 1955-1967 (London, [1968], INSCRIBED “To Tanya and Anthony – [not to be auctioned on author’s demise], lovingly, Arthur”), The Roots of Coincidence (London, [1972], INSCRIBED “Anthony from Arthur”), The Challenge of Chance (London, [1973], co-author, INSCRIBED “To Anthony from Arthur”), The Heel of Achilles. Essays 1968-1973 (London, [1974], INSCRIBED “Anthony from Arthur”), The Thirteenth Tribe (London, [1976], INSCRIBED “To Anthony from Arthur. 6.iv.1977”), Life after Death (London, [1976], co-author, INSCRIBED “We shall have to wait and see … A.K.” and Janus. A Summing Up (London, [1978], INSCRIBED “To Anthony from Arthur, 20.vi.1979.”), all in original cloth with dust-jackets; with Going Down the Drain (published as A dying planet), review of Gordon Rattray Taylor’s The Doomsday Book, Sunday Times, 6 September 1970. Autograph Manuscript reading notes, 2 pages, with drafts, quite heavily deleted, 10 pages f’cap; covering Typed Letter, signed, to Hobson. Half black morocco case.