Alan Sillitoe — Key to the Door
London, W. H. Allen, 1961 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Alan Sillitoe's novel about a young man from Nottingham, in the vibrant publisher's original dust wrapper. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.The second part of the Seaton family trilogy, which began with 'Saturday Night and Sunday Morning', and concluded with 'The Open Door&apos.Based in part on the author's own experiences in Nottingham and in Malaya, the novel follows the life of a young man growing up in the backstreets of 1940s Nottingham. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Light instances of adhesive residue to front and rear free endpapers. Dust wrapper exceptionally bright, with light edgewear to back strip tail. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.
