Room at the Top (First Edition | Uncorrected Proof)

Braine, John

Published by Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, 1957

About this Item

FIRST EDITION, first printing. Yes this is the rare 256 page UNCORRECT-ED PR00F CO PY of the first book ever published by Braine. Issued in full beige paper wrappers with hand written notice "Publication March 11th 1957. It is likely that names of people and places will be changes before publication." One and a half inch tear at the top of the front cover near the spine, curling of the paper, modest soiling, no previous owner's names, not exlibrary. Overall in FAIR condition. John Gerard Braine (April 13, 1922 October 28, 1986) was an English novelist. Braine is usually associated with the Angry Young Men movement. Born in Bingley, near Bradford, Yorkshire, Braine left St. Bede's Grammar School at 16 and worked in a shop, a laboratory and a factory before becoming, after the war, a librarian. Although he wrote twelve works of fiction, Braine is chiefly remembered today for his first novel, Room at the Top (1957), which was also turned into a successful film in 1959. Following his success he moved to the south of England, living for a time in the town of Woking (Surrey, England). His 1968 novel, The Crying Game, is set in London and captures some of the atmosphere of the 'Swinging Sixties'. (It is not related to the 1992 film of the same name). Braine, who was once on the left of British politics, turned to the right-wing. This passage is exemplified in a short pamphlet that was brought out for the 'Monday Club'. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Room at the Top (First Edition | Uncorrected Proof)
• Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode, London
• Publication Date: 1957
• Binding: Original Wraps
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fair
• Book Type: Paperback
• Seller catalogs:
  • Y2Y
  • First Editions