Absolute Beginners (First US Edition)

Colin MacInnes

Editore: The Macmillan Co., 1960

Collectible first US edition of English novelist Colin MacInnes's Absolute Beginners, the second novel in his celebrated London Trilogy. Per Macmillan's practice of designating first editions at this time, "First Printing" is so stated on copyright page. Includes priced dust jacket (at $3.75) in archival Brodart sleeve. Predating London's Mod era, MacInnes was often compared to J. D. Salinger and addressed the topics of youth, poverty, racism, drugs, anarchy and bisexuality - and wrote in the first person. MacInnes himself was openly bisexual with a specific attraction to black men. 223 pp. 8 1/4" x 5 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Dust jacket with minimal chipping to extremities and faint foxing to back panel. A presentable copy of an important mid-century novel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly. Codice articolo 377283

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Titolo: Absolute Beginners (First US Edition)
Casa editrice: The Macmillan Co.
Data di pubblicazione: 1960
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Very Good