Pretty Thing, Robert Turner — 1st Edition

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Pretty Thing, Robert Turner — 1st Edition

Name: Pretty Thing, Robert Turner — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6760
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Publication: London, The Olympia Press, 1970

Formatting: 8vo.

Condition Report: Very Good. The blue cloth boards remain remarkably clean and bright, with the silver gilt titling to the spine still striking and unoxidised. The binding is firmly tight with no leaning or looseness, and the text block edges are crisp. Internally, the leaves are clean and free from notable foxing or standard ownership signatures. The original dust jacket presents well but shows light surface rubbing to the panels, minor shelf-wear with tiny nicks at the spine extremities, and a touch of mild toning to the white rear panel, maintaining an overall sharp and highly presentable appearance.

Catalogue Note: This is the first UK edition, published by Maurice Girodias's legendary Olympia Press (England) Ltd in 1970, following the 1968 New York publication. Bound in the publisher's original blue cloth, this edition is physically distinct from its American counterpart (which was issued in purple cloth) and the much more common paperback printings of the era.

The Olympia Press is renowned for championing transgressive, avant-garde, and heavily censored literature.

Hardcover survivals from this imprint in their original dust jackets are increasingly sought after by collectors of 20th-century countercultural fiction, making this an excellent representative copy of a provocative publishing era.

A striking mid-century novel published under the infamous Olympia Press imprint, Pretty Thing captures the uninhibited, boundary-pushing spirit that defined Maurice Girodias's publishing ethos. With its bold, graphic dust jacket and notable scarcity in the hardcover format, it stands as a compelling artefact of a fiercely independent era in literary history.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Robert Turner

Book Publisher: The Olympia Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Modern Fiction

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1970

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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