{"product_id":"jubb-keith-waterhouse-1st-edition","title":"Jubb, Keith Waterhouse — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\" id=\"p-rc_e5071d83c13685ec-568\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1795\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1795 citation-end-1795\"\u003e London, Michael Joseph, 1963\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\" id=\"p-rc_e5071d83c13685ec-569\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1794\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"6\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1794\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1794 citation-end-1794\"\u003e 8vo, pp. 245, [3].\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\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. Publisher's original black cloth boards remain sharp and sound, demonstrating well-preserved white spine lettering with only slight bumping to the spine ends. Binding is tight and square, free from any leaning or weakness in the hinges. Teext-block edges exhibit standard, uniform age-toning typical of 1960s paper stock, but the leaves themselves remain exceptionally clean, crisp, and free from foxing or handling creases. The original pictorial dust jacket retains its vivid front panel imagery; it shows gentle sunning to the spine alongside minor rubbing and shallow chipping to the extremities, most notably at the crown, but remains highly attractive and structurally intact. Overall, it is a well-preserved, highly presentable copy of this mid-century literary classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\" id=\"p-rc_e5071d83c13685ec-570\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1793 citation-end-1793\"\u003e True First Edition, first printing of Keith Waterhouse’s third novel, issued in the original black cloth binding.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"3\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-1792 citation-end-1792\"\u003eThe book importantly retains its striking original William Belcher-designed pictorial dust jacket, which visually echoes the protagonist’s isolated and voyeuristic perspective.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"4\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9\" id=\"p-rc_e5071d83c13685ec-571\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1791 citation-end-1791\"\u003eThe front free endpaper bears a neat, contemporary previous ownership signature, a factual, unobtrusive marker of the book's 1960s provenance that does not detract from the copy's overall appeal.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"5\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003eFirst editions of this title, particularly those possessing well-preserved dust jackets free from heavy modern restoration, are becoming increasingly scarce on the open market. It is highly sought after by collectors of \"Angry Young Men\" era literature and British dark comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"11\"\u003eA masterpiece of mid-century psychological portraiture and dark comedy, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"79\"\u003eJubb\u003c\/i\u003e follows the deeply unsettling yet oddly pathetic life of C.L. Jubb, a rent collector in a dismal British new town. Outwardly respectable but privately consumed by voyeurism, petty pyromania, and a desperate obsession with the sordid underbelly of human nature, Jubb navigates a lonely world of youth club committees, Peeping Tom excursions, and tragicomic misunderstandings. Waterhouse, fresh off the massive success of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"504\"\u003eBilly Liar\u003c\/i\u003e, deliberately strips away the whimsical charm of his earlier work to deliver a bleak, razor-sharp exploration of suburban alienation and moral decay, resulting in one of the most compelling and uncomfortable character studies in modern British fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53800178090323,"sku":"4099-RM-F-VG-6","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260609_152919.jpg?v=1781019834","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/jubb-keith-waterhouse-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}