Fisher (Michael) Bethnal Green
£195
London, Cassell, 1961.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 16/-.
A realist novel focused on life in London’s East End, portraying the social conditions, pressures and everyday experiences of working-class communities in the post-war period.
Out of stock
A little minor foxing to gutter; boards very good; jacket with minor creasing and rubbing to extremities, overall very good.
Jacket design by Margery Gill.
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