Doherty (Len) The Man Beneath
£175
London, Lawrence & Wishart, 1957.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original red boards lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, priced 10s 6d.
The second novel by Doherty, following on from the success of the author’s first book, A Miner’s Son. A man trapped in a coal-mine reflects deeply on his own life.
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Internally very good, boards also clean and sharp; jacket a little dust-soiled, notably to inner flaps and lower panel, some wear to jacket corners and spine ends, overall very good.
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