Hatter's Castle, A. J. Cronin — 1st Edition

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Hatter's Castle, A. J. Cronin — 1st Edition

Name: Hatter's Castle, A. J. Cronin — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5585
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Publication: London, Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1931

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 637, [3].

Condition Report: Good. The volume remains intact and readable with complete text pages, though it exhibits moderate signs of wear and use typical with its age. The publisher's original black cloth maintains its structural integrity; however, the spine shows expected fading to the gilt lettering alongside minor bumping to the extremities. The front board is relatively bright, whereas the rear board displays noticeable white mottling and minor surface stains. The text block edges are heavily peppered with spotting and foxing. Internally, the front pastedown bears a conspicuous surface abrasion and paper pull, evidently the result of a removed bookplate or sticker. It is offered without the dust jacket.

Catalogue Note: First edition, first impression. Printed by The Camelot Press Ltd. and bound by The Leighton-Straker Bookbinding Co. Ltd.

Hatter's Castle represents A. J. Cronin’s formidable debut into the literary world, famously written during a period of convalescence from his medical practice. The novel was an immediate and sensational success upon publication, quickly being selected as a Book Society Choice.

Standard unsophisticated cloth copies such as this remain relatively accessible to collectors of twentieth-century Scottish literature.

A. J. Cronin’s Hatter's Castle is a dark and psychologically penetrating saga charting the hubris and ultimate downfall of James Brodie. A tyrannical and aggressively ambitious hatter in the fictional Scottish town of Levenford, Brodie's obsession with social climbing and absolute control steadily alienates and destroys the lives of his family members. Cronin's unflinching realism and intense character study made the novel an overnight classic, subsequently adapted into a successful 1942 film starring Robert Newton, James Mason, and Deborah Kerr.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: A. J. Cronin

Book Publisher: Victor Gollancz Ltd

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Thriller & Suspense

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 637

Book Publication Year: 1931

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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