Pleasure Beach, Frank Tilsley — 1st Edition

£59.80

Pleasure Beach, Frank Tilsley — 1st Edition

Name: Pleasure Beach, Frank Tilsley — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6739
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Publication: London, Collins, 1944

Formatting: 8vo.

Condition Report: Very Good. The book is bound in its original grey cloth with silver lettering to the spine; the boards are clean with minor bumping to the corners and slight fading at the extremities, while the binding remains firm and square. The text block shows the typical, uniform tanning associated with wartime paper production, with some light, scattered spotting primarily affecting the preliminary leaves. The front free endpaper bears a neat, contemporary ink ownership signature dated "February 1944." The original dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the original "10s. 6d. net" price on the front flap, but exhibits moderate age-toning, especially to the spine, and wear along the edges, including some shallow chipping and nicks at the spine ends and corners.

Catalogue Note: This is a true first edition, first printing of Frank Tilsley's 1944 novel. The book was produced during the Second World War, a period when paper shortages strictly limited production runs and material quality, making surviving copies in their original dust jackets notably scarce on the open market today.

The dust jacket is fully intact and has not been price-clipped. The book contains a printed dedication to "Clarice and Vin and Jill."

Set against the vibrant, slightly seedy backdrop of a fictional Northern holiday town closely resembling Blackpool, Pleasure Beach is a vivid, Dickensian novel that captures the pulsating life of seaside amusements, dance halls, and local characters. Frank Tilsley weaves a rich tapestry of drama, comedy, and human frailty, exploring the intertwined lives of those who flock to the town for escapism and those who make their living providing it.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Frank Tilsley

Book Publisher: Collins

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Modern Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1944

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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