Description: Black and Tan Books offers ... Absolute Beginners (First US Edition) Author:Colin MacInnes Publisher:The Macmillan Co. Pub. Date:1960 Format:Hardcover ISBN: Condition:Collectible: Very Good Notes: Collectible first US edition of English novelist Colin MacInnes's Absolute Beginners, the second novel in his celebrated London Trilogy. Per Macmillan's practice of designating first editions at this time, "First Printing" is so stated on copyright page. Includes priced dust jacket (at $3.75) in archival Brodart sleeve. Predating London's Mod era, MacInnes was often compared to J. D. Salinger and addressed the topics of youth, poverty, racism, drugs, anarchy and bisexuality - and wrote in the first person. MacInnes himself was openly bisexual with a specific attraction to black men. 223 pp. 8 1/4" x 5 1/2". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear. Dust jacket with minimal chipping to extremities and faint foxing to back panel. A presentable copy of an important mid-century novel. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly. Domestic shipping: USPS Media Mail $4.99. USPS Priority Mail $13.99. International shipping: $24.99
Price: 177.99 USD
Location: Frederick, Maryland
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Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Absolute Beginners (First US Edition), Collectible first US edition of Absolute Beginners, Second novel in celebrated London Trilogythe, Priced dust jacket in archival Brodart sleeve, Colin MacInnes was often compared to J. D. Salinger, Presentable copy of an important mid-century novel
Subject: Absolute Beginners (First US Edition)
Topic: Absolute Beginners (First US Edition)
Year Printed: 1960
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Binding: Hardcover
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Author: Colin MacInnes
Unit Quantity: 1
Publisher: The Macmillan Co.
Signed: No
