About this title: First published in 1948, this unjustly neglected classic of post-war fiction offers a quiet depiction of a childhood adrift in silence and despair. The book's themes feel contemporary, and the power of the writing comes through in the work's beautifully wrought exploration of both childhood and masculinity.
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Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Turtle Point Press
Date Published: 01/02/1998
ISBN-13:9781885983091ISBN:1885983093
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: TURTLE POINT PR
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781885983091ISBN:1885983093
Description: New. First published in 1948, this unjustly neglected classic of post-war fiction offers a quiet depiction of a childhood adrift in silence and despair. The book's themes feel contemporary, and the power of the writing comes through in the work's beautifu... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Original Cloth
Publisher: Bodley Head, London
Date Published: 1948
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good/Very Good+ jacket. First edition. Slender volume bound in original red cloth with spine and front cover lettered in gold. Dark red topstain. Contents clean and evenly toned, binding sturdy. Previous owner's signature in blue ballpoint ink on top right corner of front free endpaper. Pale blue-gray dust jacket lettered in black and whtie with drawing of a boy's face within circular border on front panel has chipping to top left corner of front panel, browning to edges of ... read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: The Bodley Head, London
Date Published: 1948
Description: Good. No Jacket. Small 8vo. 128 pp. When a sensitive young boy is forced by his military uncle to conform to a strict "character building" regimen, the result is not what the uncle expected. Dark orange cloth with gilt to spine and fc. Little rubbing at tips, gilt faded but just legible. Interior paper somewhat toned but otherwise clean and quite presentable. read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Bodley Head
Date Published: 1949
Description: Very Good. 1st 1949 HB Bodley Head; Very good in very good unclipped jacket; condition of the book excellent with no inscriptions, notes, bookplates or stamps; condition of jacket also very good with slight darkening to the first half inch of the back cover otherwise unsunned or otherwise marred. Overall in excellent condition for a book over half a century old; Cover artwork may differ; read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: BODLEY HEAD
Date Published: 1948
Description: Published by BODLEY HEAD in 1948, 128 pages, 1st edition, hardback with D/J, medium size, wear to head & tail of spine, otherwise boards good, owners inscription on front free endpaper, top page edges coloured red, jacket poor (chipped, torn on edges and stained), pages brownish due to age. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
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