Showrooms

The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner. by Alan SILLITOE

Creator: Alan SILLITOE
Offered by: Shapero Gallery

Description
SILLITOE, Alan.

The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner.
Stock Code 113262
London, W. H. Allen, 1959

Current price$488.00
First edition of the author's renowned short story collection, featuring his award-winning title, 'The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner'. Winner of the Hawthornden Prize of 1959, and the inspiration for the 1962 film of the same name directed by Tony Richardson.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; neat contemporary ownership inscription to front free endpaper, slight offsetting to endpapers, else unmarked internally; publisher's grey cloth, gilt lettering to spine, cloth marked on upper cover, with the price-clipped pictorial dustjacket, some spotting and soiling to rear panel, mild edge-wear, else very good.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Period:	1950-1979
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Modern
Dealer Reference #:	113262
Incollect Reference #:	741219

Message from Seller:

Shapero Gallery Located in the heart of Mayfair, London, Shapero Gallery specializes in prints and original works on paper, ranging from antique prints to modern pochoir plates and photography. For inquiries, contact us at +44.207.493.0876 or gallery@shapero.com.