Hubert Selby, Jr; Anthony Burgess [intro.] — Last Exit to Brooklyn: Post-Trial Edition

London, Calder & Boyars, 1968 . First edition. Cloth. An attractive example of the post-trial edition of Hubert Selby Jr.'s controversial novel about life in lower class Brooklyn in the 1950s. The second UK edition of this work, billed as the 'post-trial edition' as this was produced following the contentious trail of the novel under the Obscene Publications Act.The publisher's of the book ultimately won the right to continue publishing it, with Anthony Burgess providing a new introduction to this edition.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.The novel takes an uncompromising look at lower class Brooklyn in the 1950s, and is written in a brusque, everyman style of prose. It includes frank portrayals of subjects including drug use, street violence, homophobia, prostitution and domestic violence. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. A touch of shelf wear to back strip tail, with significant spotting to text block fore edge. Light edgewear to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, with small closed tear to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.