From Neverland Books, Waalre, Netherlands
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AbeBooks Seller since 10 March 2016
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"Room at the Top" by John Braine. Eyre & Spottiswoode. 1957 first UK edition first printing. light partial offsetting from flaps to endpapers, original cloth (spine lettering a little faded), dust jacket, spine lightly toned with nicks at ends, rear panel lightly soiled, 8vo. Good copy. Debut novel by Braine. Room at the Top is a novel by John Braine, first published in the United Kingdom by Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1957, about the rise of an ambitious young man of humble origin, and the socio-economic struggles undergone in realising his social ambitions in post-war Britain. A film adaptation was made in 1959, followed in 2012 by a TV film. John Minton's cover art from the first edition was restored and used on the new edition by Valancourt Books in 2013. Seller Inventory # ABE-1571014497493
Bibliographic Details
Title: Room at the Top
Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode
Publication Date: 1957
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition.
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