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Keith Waterhouse – There Is A Happy Land – First Edition 1957
£125.00
A first edition, first printing of There is a Happy Land by Keith Waterhouse, published by Michael Joseph, London in 1957. A very good book without inscriptions, damp-staining to lower front board and similarly front paste-down, damp-staining to lower rear board, spotting and toning to the text block, ghosting to the free end papers. In a very good unclipped wrapper, chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, fading to the spine, closed tear to top edge of front panel, damp-staining to rear panel, three open tears to lower edge of rear flap, foxing and staining internally. Wrapper design by William Belcher.
There is a Happy Land by Keith Waterhouse is a poignant coming-of-age novel set in a working class Yorkshire housing estate. Narrated by a perceptive young boy, the story captures the vitality, innocence and cruelty of childhood through sharp observation and dark humour. Waterhouse blends nostalgia with realism, portraying children’s games, rivalries and explorations against the backdrop of adult struggles. The novel reflects both the resilience and harshness of working-class life, making it vivid, tender and unsettling.
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A first edition, first printing of There is a Happy Land by Keith Waterhouse, published by Michael Joseph, London in 1957. A very good book without inscriptions, damp-staining to lower front board and similarly front paste-down, damp-staining to lower rear board, spotting and toning to the text block, ghosting to the free end papers. In a very good unclipped wrapper, chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, fading to the spine, closed tear to top edge of front panel, damp-staining to rear panel, three open tears to lower edge of rear flap, foxing and staining internally. Wrapper design by William Belcher.
There is a Happy Land by Keith Waterhouse is a poignant coming-of-age novel set in a working class Yorkshire housing estate. Narrated by a perceptive young boy, the story captures the vitality, innocence and cruelty of childhood through sharp observation and dark humour. Waterhouse blends nostalgia with realism, portraying children’s games, rivalries and explorations against the backdrop of adult struggles. The novel reflects both the resilience and harshness of working-class life, making it vivid, tender and unsettling.
