Chaplin (Sid) The Thin Seam
£50
London, Phoenix House, 1950.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
A novel about a man who has returned to the coal seams of Durham after a period spent away seeking education. The novel provided the inspiration for Alan Plater and Alex Glasgow’s musical Close the Coalhouse Door.
In stock
Ink name to front free endpaper; cloth very mildly rubbed; jacket worn with loss to upper edge of front panel and head of spine, closed tears to upper fore-corners.
Illustrations by Norman Town.
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