Cain's Book, Alexander Trocchi — 1st Edition

£62.50

Cain's Book, Alexander Trocchi — 1st Edition

Name: Cain's Book, Alexander Trocchi — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 3002-RM-FR-VG-9
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Condition

Fine: An exceptionally well-preserved copy. Original unclipped dust jacket remains in excellent condition, showing light touches of wear at extremities; free from any notable tears, losses, or blemishes. Jacket now protected in a plastic sleeve. Publisher’s original red cloth binding is in superb order, with gilt lettering to the spine bright, crisp, and fully legible. Binding square and firm. Text block remains clean and well-preserved with sharp page edges. Internally, pages are tightly bound, clean, and tidy throughout, appearing unread. Retains a selection of contemporary newspaper clippings relating to the novel.

Description

First edition published by John Calder, London, 1963. A desirable first appearance of Alexander Trocchi's most controversial and influential novel, issued by the pioneering independent publisher responsible for introducing many important avant-garde and countercultural writers to British readers. Cain's Book occupies a significant place in twentieth-century literary history, having been the subject of obscenity proceedings in Britain and becoming a landmark work of the underground literary movement. Increasingly sought after by collectors of Beat, countercultural, and post-war literature.

Cain's Book is a stark, semi-autobiographical novel chronicling the life of a heroin-addicted writer living among New York's barge communities. Unflinching and intensely personal, it explores addiction, alienation, freedom, and social marginalisation through Trocchi's distinctive experimental prose.

Book Condition: Fine

Book Authors: Alexander Trocchi

Book Publisher: John Calder

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Modern Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 258

Book Publication Year: 1963

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Cloth

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Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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