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Synopsis
This tale of ambition in post-war Britain immediately established its author, who died in 1986, as an original novelist who portrayed his characters with a savagery and realism that typified the decade of the 1950s.
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Review
"A harsh, accurate, powerful piece of story-telling" (Tribune)
"Remarkable. . . Room at the Top communicates so successfully the mingled bitterness and bravery of youth" (Sunday Times)
"He has real talent" (C.P. Snow)
"This novel is brilliant...The observation is shrewd and the emotion and the comedy are so true it hurts." (Daily Express)
Book Description
The bestselling story of Joe Lampton, the original 'angry young man'. A cult novel depicting 1950s Yorkshire, Room at the Top was adapted into an Academy Award winning film in 1959.
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Room at the Top
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Methuen; (1980), NY, 1980
ISBN 10: 0416006019
ISBN 13: 9780416006018
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Tulsa Books, Tulsa, OK, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Reissue of the author's first book, "First Methuen, New York Edition," fine in a near fine dust jacket. The jacket has slight edgewear and one short closed tear at the top of the front panel . First published in 1957, was a critical and commercial succes exemplifying the Angry Young Men movement in British fiction. $9.95 price on front flap; no names or other marking in or on the book. 0. Seller Inventory # 024465
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Room at the top
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0416006019I3N10
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Room at the top
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0416006019I4N00
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0416006019I4N00
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Room at the Top
Published by
Methuen, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1980
ISBN 10: 0416006019
ISBN 13: 9780416006018
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hard Cover. Condition: VG++. Dust Jacket Condition: VG++. First Edition Thus. Bound in red-orange cloth with embossed author's initials to front panel and gilt lettering to spine. The first Methuen, New York edition (stated). 256 pgs. Seller Inventory # 3000065