Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
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Lot 444
HANLEY, James (1897-1985). Boy. London: Boriswood Limited, ...
Estimate: $300 - $500
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HANLEY, James (1897-1985). Boy. London: Boriswood Limited, 1931. 8vo. Original beveled buckram with morocco spine label, top edge gilt (rubbing, binding cocked, spine and extremities darkened). FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 46 of 145 copies, SIGNED BY HANLEY. The second of Hanley?s published novels, Boy is both the best known and the most controversial of his works, its third edition prosecuted as obscene libel in 1934 and its publisher heavily fined. Due to the controversy Boy would not see publication in the United Kingdom again until 1990, when it was reprinted by Andre Deutsch with an introduction by Anthony Burgess.
