Cain's Book

London: John Calder, 1963. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Controversial novel about heroin addiction by cult Scottish author. 252 pages. First UK edition, first printing. Red cloth boards, unclipped dust jacket (now in a removable protective sleeve). Slight shelf wear to jacket edges, head and tail of spine… Read more

John Calder, London, 1963. One of the ultimate autobiographies of drug use and high literature from a Scotsman. Very close to fine and bright red boards with silver lettering in like dust jacket. Front cover is unique to its original design. Back cover has some loss to one bottom corner. Author's photograph is intact and fine. Just a bit… Read more

Grove Press. A lovely clean crisp uncracked unmarked softcover copy in very good condition, small closed tear at top of spine head. . Very Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 1993.

john calder london 1963. first edition 252pp VG+ (red cloth,sl.sunned spine w.sl.bumps to extrems.,edges sl.foxed,sl.shaky spine) in VG d/w (sl.rubbed and soiled,spine and head of rear cover mod.browned,sl.bumps and chipping to extrems.)

Grove Press, 1992. 2nd Edition . Soft cover. Good. One creased page tip, soiled page edges, mildly yellowed text, curled wraps, general wear, still solid copy.

New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1960. 252 pages. A novel about drug addiction in New York. This is Trocchi's first novel. Book is clean and tight with only minor edgewear, small area of minor foxing to inside front cover, inside back cover, verso of last blank page, and light tanning all-edges. A nice book with attractive… Read more

John Calder, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Reprint. The dust jacket is shelf rubbed, edge worn and lightly marked, but it remains bright, whole and intact, though the spine is a touch discoloured. The boards are a touch cocked and edge worn, but are strong and square in spite of this, with bright gilt to the spine. Internally, there… Read more

John Calder, London, 1963. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. The dustjacket of this novel has wear, tear and marking. There is a long tear along the centre of the dj front cover from the spine edge to the middle of the cover. The top edge has a small closed tear as does the back cover. Both of the… Read more

Grove Press , 1961 . First paperback printing. Approx half inch split at join of front cover/spine

Grove Press Inc 1960. First edition, octavo, light card covers, red eps, 252pp, VG- (reading creases & moderate fading to spine, light bruising to spine extrems & cover corners, creasing to cover corners, light rubbing & tanning to covers)

London: John Calder, 1963, first impression,. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition, hardback, edges slightly browned, otherwise clean and sound, no inscriptions, Very Good / Good dustwrapper; wrapper edges slightly frayed, slightly browned, not price-clipped. .

NY, Grove Press, 1961, 2nd. VG- in wraps. Spine bit cocked; some edgewear; discoloration on wrap edge; PO inked-price pageblock; couple faint marks pageblock. 000003101

Paperback / softback. New.

Book. Used - Good. Paperback. Not an ex-library edition. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Cover shows surface and edge wear.Page edges marked in places but not tanned..

New York: Grove Press, 1960. Good softcover "an Evergreen Original". First Edition. Softcover. Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Grove Press. New. BRAND NEW, GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER! SHIPS IN STURDY CARDBOARD PACKAGING!

Alma Classics. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Very Good.

Evergreen (Grove). PAPERBACK. 1960. Toned in worn wraps. . Good-.

Paperback. Very Good.