'An astonishing achievement . . . A major work of art . . . Radcliffe establishes David Storey as the leading novelist of his generation.' - Daily Telegraph 'Storey's fiction ought to . . . secure his reputation as one of the most original writers of his generation.' - The Guardian 'A very skilled and very intelligent writer indeed . . . a sharp depicter and an exacting judge of shades of emotion.' - New York Times 'One of the most powerful studies in human frailty, conflict, and ultimate destruction to have ...
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'An astonishing achievement . . . A major work of art . . . Radcliffe establishes David Storey as the leading novelist of his generation.' - Daily Telegraph 'Storey's fiction ought to . . . secure his reputation as one of the most original writers of his generation.' - The Guardian 'A very skilled and very intelligent writer indeed . . . a sharp depicter and an exacting judge of shades of emotion.' - New York Times 'One of the most powerful studies in human frailty, conflict, and ultimate destruction to have been published for years.' - Oakland Tribune 'The greatest study of obsessive passion since Wuthering Heights .' - Sunday Times Leonard Radcliffe is the last scion of an ancient aristocratic family whose crumbling Gothic mansion looms high above the public housing estate where his friend, Victor Tolson, lives. Radcliffe, artistic and effete, and Tolson, rugged and masculine, find themselves strangely drawn to each other as boys, an attraction that develops into an obsessive love as they grow into men. But Tolson's love is of a possessive, brutal kind that seeks to dominate and destroy the object of its affection, and the violence of their passion will lead to a tragic and unforgettable conclusion. A powerful, haunting story with echoes of Wuthering Heights and the works of Poe and Dostoevsky, David Storey's acclaimed third novel Radcliffe (1963) returns to print in this edition, which includes a new introduction by Alice Ferrebe. Storey's Pasmore (shortlisted for the Booker Prize) and Saville (winner of the Booker Prize) are also available from Valancourt Books.
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1st edn 3rd imp. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG in protective cover, not price clipped). Pp. 376 (previous owner's bookplate and neat inscription on front paste-down and front free endpaper).
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Used-Good. 'Signed' copy Good hardback in Good dustjacket. Spine a little bumped with some fading; dust jacket worn at edges and a little soiled. Presentation inscription signed 'David'; pencil annotation present when we bought the book states that inscription is by author, but this is unverified by us.
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None. Near Fine in Very Good Indeed jacket. A first edition of this exciting novel by David Storey. First edition. A passionate tale of two men from different backgrounds who grow up in the same mining town in 1950s England. As their adult relationship develops, their actions switch between love and obsession. Soon, they find themselves in an intense phycological drama with no clear way forward. Written by David Storey, an English playwright, screenwriter, award-winning novelist, and professional rugby player. Storey won the Booker Prize in 1976 for his novel Saville and the MacMillan Fiction Award for This Sporting Life in 1960. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper also very smart with light shelf wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine.
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None. Very Good Indeed in Very Good Indeed jacket. A first edition of David Storey's third novel exploring obsessive relationships. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper. A first edition of David Storey's third novel, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. The third novel by the English writers depicts a complementary and compulsive relationship between Leonard Radcliffe, a sensitive, dark, introspective aristocrat, and the charming brute Victor Tolson. In the publisher's original green cloth binding, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Lightly bumped to the head and tail of the spine. The wrap is a little rubbed to the front board and the joints, with some small closed tears to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Aside from some handling marks to the endpapers, pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed.
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None. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. The first edition of the third novel by David Storey. The first edition. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A tale of two men's lives in a small mining town in England during the 1950s. As their relationship develops their actions switch between love and obsession. This becomes a passionate tale of intense psychological drama with no clear ways forward. Written by David Storey the English playwriter, screenwriter, award-winning novelist, and rugby player. He won the Booker Prize in 1976 for his novel Saville. He also won the MacMillan Fiction Award for The Sporting Life in 1960. In the original publisher's cloth in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart. A Small closed tear to the rear of the dust wrapper. Age toning to the rear of the dust wrapper and flyleaf. The boards are bright and clean with fading to the tale of the spine. Internally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.
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Good. 1st Penguin edition, 352 pages, cover design by Brian Keogh, page edges tanned, light chipping to covers, previous owner name on inside cover, (Penguin Book 2355).
