Alan Sillitoe — A Tree on Fire
London, Melbourne and Toronto, Macmillan, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of Alan Sillitoe's fifth novel, complete with the unclipped dust wrapper. This work follows modern working man Frank Dawley after having abandoned his wife and children for an epic journey to Tangier.Alan Sillitoe (1928-2010) was an English writer. Considered one of the 'angry young men' of the 1950s, a name which he disliked, his work often handled disillusionment with British traditions.Complete with an unclipped dust wrapper.The first edition of this novel. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely, with just the slightest wear. Dust wrapper has a small chip to both the head and tail of the spine but is otherwise in excellent condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
