Life At the Top

London: Romulus Films, 1965. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1965 film. Based in the 1962 novel by John Braine. A sequel to the 1959 film Room at the Top. After marrying the daughter of the most influential man in town, a man struggles with feeling like no one in his new family has any respect… Read more about this item

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1962. A first edition, first printing published by Eyre and Spottiswoode in 1962. A very good book (two small names to the prelims) SIGNED 'best wishes/John Braine/Oct. '62 on the title-page. In a near fine lightly edge worn wrapper with a small nick to the head of the spine. Exceptionally rare DH/JA

Paperback. Acceptable.

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1962. [Modern Literature] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.288. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles and red blocking to spine, in monochrome pictorial dust-wrapper priced at 18s. Some faint offset toning to endpapers otherwise a lovely clean, near fine copy. Gritty, Northern working-class drama, bring the sequel to Room At The Top, which had… Read more about this item

Paperback. Acceptable.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, 287 pages; very gently used, tiny corner bumps, dust speckle darkening to top edge, foxing spots to fore edge, interior very clean and unmarked; DJ gently bumped and rubbed along edges and hinges, but no chips or tears, now in new mylar protector.… Read more about this item

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Small octavo. 287pp. Some toning at the pastedowns else fine in about near fine dust jacket with sunning, light edgewear and the laminate separating along the spine. Inscribed by the author: "To Michael Curtis - Sincerly, John Braine 1981.

John Braine's sequel to "Room at the Top". First edition. Tape marks to front and rear inner covers, and slight foxing to page edges, otherwise book in excellent condition with clean sharp and unbumped boards, and bright titles to spine in gilt and relief. Dustwrapper is price-clipped, with a slight discolouration towards the base of the front flap where a sticker has been… Read more about this item

Penguin, London 1965, 1st thus, paperback, fair. Soft Cover.

Eyre & Spottiswoode,, 1962. 8vo., First Edition; cloth, gilt back, a very good copy in the dustwrapper, the latter slightly faded at edges.

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1962. UNCORRECTED PROOF for the First UK Edition, preceding all others. Rare. Basis for the 1965 film starring Laurence Harvey and Jean Simmons. Sequel to the author's first novel, "Room at the Top" (1957). Very Good in publisher's card wrappers, spine lean and slight roll, with a rubbed and creased spine (some… Read more about this item

Eyre & Spottiswoode,. Hardback. First edition. 288pp. Novel. Joe Lampton's story continues in this sequel to Room at the Top. Blue boards with printed red label and gilt titles to spine have a faint mark to tail edge of lower board but are otherwise clean and bright. Complete dust wrapper is edge and surface worn with… Read more about this item

The Book Club, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. First Edition. 248 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth boards with lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner… Read more about this item

Penguin Books, 1966. Reprint. Paperback book. Fair/No jacket. Cover is stained and spine is creased and faded. Writing on first page. Inside covers have staining. Tanning around pages. For more information on our condition gradings, see Terms of Sale below.

Paperback. Good.

Eyre Methuen. FAMILY BUSINESS, FIRST CLASS SERVICE, FREE U.K. SHIPPING. 1976 FIRST METHUEN Paperback Edition, slight browning. . Good. Paperback. 1st Edition. 1976.

Penguin, 1965. Paperback. Good. 17 to 19 cm tall (12mo). Paperback. Published in 1965. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

London: Penguin, 1966. 2nd. imp. thus PBK. No. 2176, photographic cover. 255 pp. Slightly soiled copy.

Londion, England: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. British First. A bit of edge wear to boards and dust jacket; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover.

London : Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1962. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 287 pages; Description: 287 p. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Middle class men--Fiction --England.