{"product_id":"cains-book-alexander-trocchi-first-edition-1963","title":"Cain's Book, Alexander Trocchi — 1st Edition","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"12\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"14\" data-end=\"568\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine\u003c\/strong\u003e: 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"rmw5tv\" data-start=\"570\" data-end=\"584\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"1181\"\u003eFirst 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1483\"\u003eCain'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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52775280738643,"sku":"3002-RM-FR-VG-9","price":62.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_32915c4d-9506-443f-a3d0-84b76148c503.jpg?v=1768311046","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/cains-book-alexander-trocchi-first-edition-1963","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}