{"product_id":"room-at-the-top-john-braine-first-edition-second-impression","title":"Room At The Top, John Braine — 1st Edition, Second Impression","description":"\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"12\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"14\" data-end=\"673\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine\u003c\/strong\u003e: Original dust jacket shows only light signs of wear, including minute surface losses to the corners and faint creasing at the head of the spine. Remains highly attractive overall, with clean panels and spine, and all artwork bright and vibrant. Jacket now protected in a plastic sleeve. Publisher’s original cloth binding shows minor wear at the extremities, most noticeable at the head and foot of the spine. Remains clean overall, with gilt lettering sharp, bright, and well-defined. Text block is clean and well-preserved with crisp page edges. Binding is square and firm. Internally, pages remain clean, fresh, and tidy throughout, appearing unread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"rmw5tv\" data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"689\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"1250\"\u003eSecond impression of the first edition, published by Eyre \u0026amp; Spottiswoode, London, 1957. John Braine's breakthrough novel became one of the defining works of post-war British fiction and a landmark of the so-called \"Angry Young Men\" movement. Published in the same year as the first edition, early impressions of \u003cem data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1020\"\u003eRoom at the Top\u003c\/em\u003e remain highly desirable to collectors, particularly when found in original dust jackets. The novel's enduring reputation was further cemented by its acclaimed adaptation into the 1959 film \u003cem data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1249\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eRoom at the Top\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1570\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1269\"\u003eRoom at the Top\u003c\/em\u003e follows the ambitious Joe Lampton, a young man determined to escape his working-class background and secure wealth, status, and social advancement in post-war England. Sharp, perceptive, and psychologically astute, the novel explores class, ambition, desire, and the personal cost of social mobility.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52568163352915,"sku":"2016-RM-FR-VG-9","price":124.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/57_c03fa3d9-ab5a-4ab6-896f-91bc67b52a7d.jpg?v=1765459189","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/room-at-the-top-john-braine-first-edition-second-impression","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}