{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-spent-youth-vance-bourjaily-1st-british-edition","title":"Confessions of a Spent Youth, Vance Bourjaily — 1st British Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, W. H. Allen, 1961\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [viii], 437.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The binding remains remarkably tight, with the red cloth boards showing only faint shelf-wear and negligible bumping to the extremities, indicating careful handling over the decades. The spine's gilt lettering is exceptionally bright and entirely unoxidised, retaining a crisp presentation under the jacket. Internally, the pages are clean and the hinges are completely sound, though there is some light, typical toning and scattered foxing to the text block edges consistent with the paper stock of this era. The original dust jacket is unclipped (retaining the original 18s net flap price) and displays minor edge wear, slight rubbing, and faint surface marks, but presents very well overall as an exceedingly solid and respectable copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the First British Edition of Bourjaily's classic semi-autobiographical novel, originally published in the United States the year prior. It is bound in standard red cloth with gilt titling and retains its original, unclipped dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003eThe text is unillustrated but remains a cornerstone of post-war American literature issued for the British market. Copies maintaining such well-preserved jackets, without significant loss, tearing, or sun-fading, remain increasingly uncommon on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eServing as a profound coming-of-age narrative, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"54\"\u003eConfessions of a Spent Youth\u003c\/i\u003e follows the retrospective reminiscences of Quincy Quince, a character Bourjaily utilises to tap into deeply autobiographical elements. Through an unflinching lens, Quince sifts through the remnants of his young life, exploring his friendships, his drinking, brushes with drugs, his romantic entanglements, and his pivotal experiences during the Second World War. Bourjaily masterfully captures the disillusionment and the search for meaning that characterised a generation thrust into the chaos of the mid-twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"12\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54304494059859,"sku":"4491","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260623_160733.jpg?v=1784036440","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/confessions-of-a-spent-youth-vance-bourjaily-1st-british-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}