The Loneliness of the Long-distance Runner
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($3.50), lightly rubbed, a small poke near the bottom of the front panel. Quarter black buckram with red paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound with a blue top stain, clean internally. A collection of eight short stories, with the titular story being about an English reform school boy who "seizes a foolproof opportunity during the annual cross-country race to show his defiance of authority." Fine / Fine. Item #4812
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