Book Details

• Author: Jilly Cooper

• Title: How to Survive from Nine to Five

• Publisher: Methuen

• Format: Hardback with Dust Jacket

• Edition: First UK Edition, First Printing

Condition Report

• Book: Very Good. Clean boards, tight binding, sharp corners, and crisp pages. No internal markings.

• Dust Jacket: Very Good. Clean and bright with minimal shelf wear. Price-clipped.

Description A highly collectable first UK edition of Jilly Cooper's sharp and witty guide to office life, How to Survive from Nine to Five. Both the book and the dust jacket are preserved in very good condition. The jacket is bright and structurally sound, showing only minor edge wear, and is price-clipped. The text block is clean, tight, and completely free of inscriptions or foxing. A beautiful copy for collectors of modern first editions or fans of Cooper's classic humour.

Summary How to Survive from Nine to Five is a sharp, satirical survival guide unpacking the daily absurdities of office life. Through her signature witty prose, Jilly Cooper dissects everything from navigating treacherous gossip and difficult bosses to handling workplace romance. Rather than following a linear plot, the book serves as a humorous manual for the everyday employee, offering tongue-in-cheek strategies to endure the mundane working week with one's sanity intact.