Borstal Boy
by Brendan Behan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-/Good+
- Seller
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Not a library or remainder copy. Alfred A. Knopf (Randon House), First Edition, Second Printing 1959. Book has small name in ink to front flyleaf page, some light edge scuffing to boards, bit of corner bumping, some tanning to page edges, o/w in nice, clean condition w/ no additional writing, highlighting or dog-eared pages. Un-clipped (not price-clipped) dust jacket has edge wear & some small chips out, small edge tear to back, light creasing, o/w in nice overall condition & housed in a protective sleeve (no tape or adhesive used). Please allow 4-14 business days for delivery.
Synopsis
Borstal Boy is an autobiographical 1958 book by Brendan Behan. The story depicts a young, fervently idealistic Behan who loses his naivete over the three years of his sentence, softening his radical stance and warming to the other prisoners. From a technical standpoint, the novel is chiefly notable for the art with which it captures the lively dialogue of the Borstal inmates, with all the variety of the British Isles' many subtly distinctive accents intact on the page.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alexia Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 118
- Title
- Borstal Boy
- Author
- Brendan Behan
- Format/Binding
- Grey cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition, Second Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf (Random House, Inc.)
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1959
- Pages
- 373 pgs
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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