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Lot 177 |PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
BURGESS, Anthony (1917-1993). A Clockwork Orange. London: Heinemann, 1962.
Closed4 December 2018
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USD 9,375
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BURGESS, Anthony (1917-1993). A Clockwork Orange. London: Heinemann, 1962.
A presentation copy of a classic of post-war British literature, the first edition, first issue; inscribed near the time of publication by the author under his legal name: "To Dr McMichael—a substitute appendix from John B. Wilson June 1962." John McMichael had treated Burgess's wife after a suicide attempt, and the author would later dedicate his 1966 novel Tremor of Intent to him. Burgess’s dystopian novel, which coined the term “ultra-violence,” was judged by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best English novels of the 20th century, and was adapted as a now-classic film by Stanley Kubrick. Its radical exploration of language, violence, and government coercion have earned it a place on banned book lists for over 50 years. Presentation copies are rare; ABPC and RBH record only 4 others sold in the last twenty years, and these are mostly signed later.
Octavo (197 x 130mm). Original black cloth; dust-jacket by Barry Tengrove (two small closed tears to head of spine panel); in custom box. Provenance: Dr John McMichael (presentation inscription).
A presentation copy of a classic of post-war British literature, the first edition, first issue; inscribed near the time of publication by the author under his legal name: "To Dr McMichael—a substitute appendix from John B. Wilson June 1962." John McMichael had treated Burgess's wife after a suicide attempt, and the author would later dedicate his 1966 novel Tremor of Intent to him. Burgess’s dystopian novel, which coined the term “ultra-violence,” was judged by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best English novels of the 20th century, and was adapted as a now-classic film by Stanley Kubrick. Its radical exploration of language, violence, and government coercion have earned it a place on banned book lists for over 50 years. Presentation copies are rare; ABPC and RBH record only 4 others sold in the last twenty years, and these are mostly signed later.
Octavo (197 x 130mm). Original black cloth; dust-jacket by Barry Tengrove (two small closed tears to head of spine panel); in custom box. Provenance: Dr John McMichael (presentation inscription).
BURGESS, Anthony (1917-1993). A Clockwork Orange. London: Heinemann, 1962.
A presentation copy of a classic of post-war British literature, the first edition, first issue; inscribed near the time of publication by the author under his legal name: "To Dr McMichael—a substitute appendix from John B. Wilson June 1962." John McMichael had treated Burgess's wife after a suicide attempt, and the author would later dedicate his 1966 novel Tremor of Intent to him. Burgess’s dystopian novel, which coined the term “ultra-violence,” was judged by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best English novels of the 20th century, and was adapted as a now-classic film by Stanley Kubrick. Its radical exploration of language, violence, and government coercion have earned it a place on banned book lists for over 50 years. Presentation copies are rare; ABPC and RBH record only 4 others sold in the last twenty years, and these are mostly signed later.
Octavo (197 x 130mm). Original black cloth; dust-jacket by Barry Tengrove (two small closed tears to head of spine panel); in custom box. Provenance: Dr John McMichael (presentation inscription).
A presentation copy of a classic of post-war British literature, the first edition, first issue; inscribed near the time of publication by the author under his legal name: "To Dr McMichael—a substitute appendix from John B. Wilson June 1962." John McMichael had treated Burgess's wife after a suicide attempt, and the author would later dedicate his 1966 novel Tremor of Intent to him. Burgess’s dystopian novel, which coined the term “ultra-violence,” was judged by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best English novels of the 20th century, and was adapted as a now-classic film by Stanley Kubrick. Its radical exploration of language, violence, and government coercion have earned it a place on banned book lists for over 50 years. Presentation copies are rare; ABPC and RBH record only 4 others sold in the last twenty years, and these are mostly signed later.
Octavo (197 x 130mm). Original black cloth; dust-jacket by Barry Tengrove (two small closed tears to head of spine panel); in custom box. Provenance: Dr John McMichael (presentation inscription).