The Quarrymen, Hunter Davies — 1st Edition

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The Quarrymen, Hunter Davies — 1st Edition

Name: The Quarrymen, Hunter Davies — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6516
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Publication: London, Omnibus Press, 2001

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 262.

Condition Report: Very Good. The paperback binding remains firm and tight, showing no reading creases to the spine, which indicates the volume has been handled with care and left largely unread. The glossy silver-grey wrappers display only mild shelf-wear, predominantly minor rubbing to the extremities and slight bumping to the corners, while the front cover remains bright and highly presentable. The text block is square and structurally sound, with the pages remaining clean and bright throughout, free from any foxing, significant age-toning, or internal markings, ensuring a highly attractive copy of this musical history.

Catalogue Note: This is a first edition trade paperback exploring the formative origins of The Beatles. The text is generously illustrated with a suite of black-and-white photographs and archival reproductions interspersed throughout, capturing the early days of the 1950s skiffle era and the band members' subsequent lives.

As an accessible release from a major music publisher, this edition remains relatively common on the secondary market. However, it is increasingly sought after by completionist collectors in such sharply preserved, uncreased condition.

Before the global phenomenon of The Beatles, there was a small 1950s skiffle group called The Quarrymen. Formed by a young John Lennon, the band eventually welcomed Paul McCartney and George Harrison into its ranks before evolving into music's most famous act, leaving the original members behind as a footnote in pop history. In this engaging group biography, Hunter Davies, the only authorised biographer of The Beatles, tracks down the unfamous original members to uncover their wildly divergent paths, offering a fascinating detective story that reveals crucial insights into the formative years of Lennon and McCartney and the social climate of late-twentieth-century Britain.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Hunter Davies

Book Publisher: Omnibus Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Music

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 262

Book Publication Year: 2001

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Book Binding: Paperback

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Wales, United Kingdom

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