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Muriel Spark – The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie – First Edition 1961
£450.00
A first edition, first printing of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark, published by Macmillan, London in 1961. A near fine book inscribed in black ink to the front free end paper, boards bound in publishers original green cloth, some staining to the front boards, with tarnished gilt titling to the spine and spotting to the top edge of the text block. In a near fine price clipped wrapper with chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, a crease to the lower edge of rear panel, some toning to the rear panel.
First published in The New Yorker magazine.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark is a sharp, satirical novel set in 1930s Edinburgh. It follows the charismatic and unorthodox teacher Jean Brodie, who moulds a select group of girls into her ideal “crème de la crème.” As her influence grows, so do the consequences of her manipulation and romantic idealism. Blending wit, irony, and dark undertones, the novel explores themes of power, loyalty, betrayal and the complexities of education and authority.
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A first edition, first printing of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark, published by Macmillan, London in 1961. A near fine book inscribed in black ink to the front free end paper, boards bound in publishers original green cloth, some staining to the front boards, with tarnished gilt titling to the spine and spotting to the top edge of the text block. In a near fine price clipped wrapper with chipping to the spine tips and knuckles of front and rear flap folds, a crease to the lower edge of rear panel, some toning to the rear panel.
First published in The New Yorker magazine.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark is a sharp, satirical novel set in 1930s Edinburgh. It follows the charismatic and unorthodox teacher Jean Brodie, who moulds a select group of girls into her ideal “crème de la crème.” As her influence grows, so do the consequences of her manipulation and romantic idealism. Blending wit, irony, and dark undertones, the novel explores themes of power, loyalty, betrayal and the complexities of education and authority.
