Author: John Braine
Title: Life at the Top
Description: London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition of this novel following on from John Braine's previous work, Room At The Top. A first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper. John Braine was an English novelist recognised as one of the "angry young men" writers who were prominent in the 1950's. The label was given by the Royal Courts Theatre in 1956 and was used to describe a group of authors who depicted a certain disillusionment with traditional British Society. This particular work followed an earlier novel of Braines, entitled Room at the Top (1957). Life at the Top continues the story of the main character, Joe Lampton, ten years later, as his life approaches crisis and his restlessness kicks in, once again. There was a 1965 British drama film adaptation of the work, starring Laurence Harvey as Lampton. In the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper, which has been price-clipped. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the extremities, mainly to the tail of the spine. Offsetting to endpapers. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear. Sunning to the extremities and to the spine of the wrap. Slight split to plastic to the front of the wrap, with the odd mark. Price sticker to front flap of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: John Braine fiction dust wrapper First edition fiction None
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Title: Life at the Top
Description: London, Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1962. First edition. Cloth. A smart, first edition of this novel following on from John Braine's previous work, Room At The Top. A first edition of the work, in the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper. John Braine was an English novelist recognised as one of the "angry young men" writers who were prominent in the 1950's. The label was given by the Royal Courts Theatre in 1956 and was used to describe a group of authors who depicted a certain disillusionment with traditional British Society. This particular work followed an earlier novel of Braines, entitled Room at the Top (1957). Life at the Top continues the story of the main character, Joe Lampton, ten years later, as his life approaches crisis and his restlessness kicks in, once again. There was a 1965 British drama film adaptation of the work, starring Laurence Harvey as Lampton. In the original publisher's cloth binding, with the original dust wrapper, which has been price-clipped. Externally, excellent, with light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the extremities, mainly to the tail of the spine. Offsetting to endpapers. Dust wrapper is very smart, with light edge wear. Sunning to the extremities and to the spine of the wrap. Slight split to plastic to the front of the wrap, with the odd mark. Price sticker to front flap of the wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Keywords: John Braine fiction dust wrapper First edition fiction None
Price: GBP 65.00 = appr. US$ 92.82 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 876Q2
- Book number: 876Q2
See more books from our catalog: Modern Fiction