Brighton Rock

Graham Greene

Published by William Heinemann, 1938

About this Item

"Brighton Rock" by Graham Greene. William Heinemann, London. 1938 first UK edition first printing. Book in very good condition, publisher's review slip loosely inserted, a few scattered spots to edges, original cloth, spotting to spine, otherwise excellent. Comes with the very rare original second issue dust jacket, with reviews from Sean O'Faolain, John Brophy, James Agate and others, to flaps and lower panel, 4/6 price sticker to front flap, light toning to spine, neat repairs and restorations to extremities, in effect an excellent example, preserved in custom lidded box. The novel is a murder thriller set in 1930s Brighton. The title refers to a confectionery traditionally sold at seaside resorts with the name of the resort embedded in the centre and elongated down the length (so the same name is revealed wherever the stick is broken), which in the novel is used as a metaphor for the personality of Pinkie, which is the same all the way through. There are links between this novel and Greene's earlier novel A Gun for Sale (1936), because Raven's murder of the gang boss Kite, mentioned in A Gun For Sale, allows Pinkie to take over his gang and thus sets the events of Brighton Rock in motion. Graham Greene's masterpiece in the elusive dust jacket. Seller Inventory # ABE-1652536138228

Bibliographic Details

Title: Brighton Rock

Publisher: William Heinemann

Publication Date: 1938

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition.