Ralph Glasser — Growing Up the Gorbals

London, Chatto & Windus, 1986. First edition. Cloth. A near fine copy of Ralph Glasser's first autobiography, an author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the publisher Tom Maschler. The first edition of this work. In the original unclipped dustwrapper. Author's presentation copy, inscribed by the author to the recto to the front endpaper, 'To Tom Maschler, in friendship, Ralph Glasser, 21/5/87&apos. Tom Maschler's bookplate to the front pastedown. Maschler was the head of Jonathan Cape, who was one of the key figures in creating the Booker Prize in the 1960s. 'Growing up the Gorbals' is the autobiography of the Scottish psychologist and economist, Ralph Glasser. Glasser is known for being an advisor to developing countries. This was the first part of his autobiographical trilogy. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, near fine, with a small amount of bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Author's inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Dustwrapper with some minor edgewear, with two bumps to the rear joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.