{"product_id":"a-long-trip-to-teatime-anthony-burgess-1st-edition","title":"A Long Trip to Teatime, Anthony Burgess — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, Dempsey \u0026amp; Squires Limited, 1976\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 120.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Near Fine. The original unclipped dust jacket is exceptionally bright and crisp, showing only the most minute rubbing to the spine extremities, with no tears, fading, or laminate peeling. Beneath the jacket, the publisher's original red cloth boards remain wonderfully vivid, with the white lettering to the spine and front board completely unoxidised and sharply defined. The binding remains remarkably tight and square, showing no evidence of shelf-lean. Internally, the text block is impeccably clean, free from any foxing, spotting, or staining, with the pages maintaining a crisp, unread brightness throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e First UK edition, first printing. Beautifully illustrated with twenty-one line drawings by Fulvio Testa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular copy is notable for retaining a contemporary typed review slip laid in, featuring a detailed critical synopsis of the book's Joycean linguistic play and handwritten annotations in pen to the lower margin. While standard copies of this Dempsey \u0026amp; Squires edition are relatively common on the secondary market, finding a sharply preserved example complete with contemporary review materials offers a unique appeal for the Burgess collector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a delightful, Lewis Carroll-inspired departure from his usual adult fiction, Anthony Burgess presents a gloriously eccentric children's tale. Young Edgar, seeking escape from a tedious classroom lecture on Anglo-Saxon kings, plunges through a tiny hole in his desk and embarks on a bizarre, surreal journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the shores of Easter Island to the mythical city of Edenborough, Edgar's adventures are filled with linguistic playfulness, polyglot word games, and gloriously nonsensical conversations with a host of curious creatures and historical figures. Employing techniques of 'aleatory composition' and paying homage to James Joyce's \u003ci\u003eFinnegans Wake\u003c\/i\u003e, it is a brilliant, joyful showcase of Burgess's renowned linguistic dexterity tailored for a younger audience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54618941882707,"sku":"5149","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260811_133348.jpg?v=1787047767","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/a-long-trip-to-teatime-anthony-burgess-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}