ROOM AT THE TOP
by Braine, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1957. First American Edition. Braine's first book, a classic "angry young man" novel centered on the rags-to-riches journey of Joe Lampton. Basis for Jack Clayton's Oscar-winning 1959 adaptation starring Laurence Harvey and Simone Signoret, and a more recent BBC production. First Printing. Octavo (21cm); red paper and blue-gray cloth-covered boards, with titles stamped in red on spine; dustjacket; [viii],301pp. Mild wear to spine ends, else Near Fine. Dustjacket is price-clipped, gently spine-sunned, with a touch of dustiness and mild wear to extremities and a short tear at upper rear joint that's tape-mended on verso; Very Good+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2632
- Title
- ROOM AT THE TOP
- Author
- Braine, John
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1957
Terms of Sale
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2010
Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.