Easton Press, Alan Sillitoe "Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" Leather Bound Signed Collector's Edition [Sealed]

Alan Sillitoe

Verlag: Easton Press, 2002

Beschreibung

Personally SIGNED by Alan Sillitoe. Easton Press, Norwalk CT. 2002. Alan Sillitoe, "Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner". A special limited edition, this copy SIGNED by the author Alan Sillitoe. A collector's edition, luxuriously bound in full genuine leather. Includes COA and original collector's notes. "Cunning is what counts in life, " says the seventeen-year-old narrator of the title piece of this exuberant of darkly comic tales that established Alan Sillitoe as one of England"s best writers and gave a voice to an entire generation of angry young men. About--Full of hard-won wisdom and gritty authenticity, these stories of working-class blokes slugging it out with the system in 1950s Nottingham resonate with the lusty defiance of those whose will cannot be broken by oppressive poverty. There is the rebellious youth of "the loneliness of the long distance runner, " whose running becomes a metaphor for his refusal to bow to societal rules in a delinquents" home. Sillitoe"s best known work, originally published in 1959, includes nine stories about working-class outsiders scorned by the "establishment", but determined to survive. VERY FINE GUARANTEED. As New with the original shrink-wrap. The condition is of the highest quality without any flaws. Sharp corners. Plenty of bubble wrap for safe transit and on-time reliable shipping. The shrink-wrap has been opened to one side. Unread book in Flawless condition. Lifetime Guarantee of Signature Authenticity. Personally SIGNED by Alan Sillitoe directly onto a special limitation page of the book. Includes original COA from the publisher, which is signed and dated by the author along with a witness. The autograph in the book is not a facsimile, stamp, or auto-pen. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 40147

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Easton Press, Alan Sillitoe "Loneliness of ...

Verlag: Easton Press

Erscheinungsdatum: 2002

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: New

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: Limited Edition