{"product_id":"gemini-brighton-rock-graham-greene-first-american-edition-second-printing","title":"Brighton Rock, Graham Greene — 1st US Edition, 2nd Printing","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e New York, The Viking Press, 1938\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"46\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. [vi], 358.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. Publisher's original two-toned binding, featuring vibrant orange cloth boards and a black cloth spine, remains vivid, with no heavy sunning present. Very minor rubbing to the spine extremities and corner tips. The silver tooling to the spine retains a bright sheen that contrasts handsomely against the black cloth. The black topstain is still present, though it has softened slightly with age and minor dust accumulation, while the untrimmed fore-edge maintains its intended rustic texture. Internally, the text block is clean and firmly seated, with pages exhibiting only faint, age-appropriate marginal toning. A neat previous owner's signature (\"V. Richards.\") is inked to the front free endpaper, but the volume is otherwise free of markings or significant blemishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This early American printing was rushed to the presses in July 1938, a mere month after the true first printing in June, indicating the immediate commercial demand for the novel. Interestingly, the American title page retains the subtitle \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"255\"\u003e\"An Entertainment,\"\u003c\/i\u003e a classification Greene frequently utilised to distinguish his faster-paced thrillers from his more serious Catholic novels. However, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"409\"\u003eBrighton Rock\u003c\/i\u003e famously straddled this divide, eventually coming to be recognized as the first of his major religious masterpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eFinding early 1938 printings of this watershed novel in robust, original condition without severe structural wear or heavy fading to the cloth is becoming increasingly difficult on the open market. This copy serves as an excellent, highly presentable representative of Greene's breakout American success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eSet against the gritty, atmospheric underbelly of a pre-war British seaside resort, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"91\"\u003eBrighton Rock\u003c\/i\u003e follows the chilling trajectory of Pinkie Brown, a ruthless teenage gang leader with a distorted, terrifying sense of Catholic morality. When Pinkie murders a journalist, he becomes entangled in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with Ida Arnold, a relentless, life-affirming woman determined to seek justice. To secure his alibi, Pinkie manipulates and marries a naive, fiercely loyal waitress named Rose, dragging her into his dark world of sin and damnation. A masterful exploration of good, evil, and the limits of divine grace, Graham Greene's dark thriller remains one of the defining psychological crime novels of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53952654344531,"sku":"4205-RM-F-VG-4","price":64.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260605_163029.jpg?v=1780933159","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/gemini-brighton-rock-graham-greene-first-american-edition-second-printing","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}