James Hanley
Boy
Boriswood, London, 1931. First Edition, Hardcover. Good Condition. 19cm x 14cm. 271 pages. Orange cloth, black lettering, green top edge, no jacket. First trade edition of Hanley's second novel, a very grim tale of the brief life of a thirteen year old stowaway from Liverpool. YOUNG 1694. This copy with the signature of Gary Simes and a newspaper clipping of a photographic portrait of Hanley to the front endpaper. Rebacked with original tanned spine laid down, some loss at crown and tail. Minor foxing and tanning. Shipped Weight: .37 kilos.

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