Jubb, Keith Waterhouse — 1st Edition

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Jubb, Keith Waterhouse — 1st Edition

Name: Jubb, Keith Waterhouse — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 4099-RM-F-VG-6
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Publication: London, Michael Joseph, 1963

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 245, [3].

Condition Report: 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.

Catalogue Note: True First Edition, first printing of Keith Waterhouse’s third novel, issued in the original black cloth binding. The book importantly retains its striking original William Belcher-designed pictorial dust jacket, which visually echoes the protagonist’s isolated and voyeuristic perspective.

The 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.

First 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.

A masterpiece of mid-century psychological portraiture and dark comedy, Jubb 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 Billy Liar, 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.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Keith Waterhouse

Book Publisher: Michael Joseph

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Humour Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 248

Book Publication Year: 1963

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: William Belcher (Dust Jacket)

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Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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