By an Old Boy
Tom Brown's School Days By an Old Boy
Macmillan, 1857.
First edition, first issue with 'nottable' for 'notable' at line 15, page 24. Later full polished calf by Riviere with raised bands to the spine and morocco title lable and gilt decoration to the sections. Triple ruled border in gilt to the upper covers and elaborate gilt turn ins. All edges gilt. A near fine copy with the beginnings of a split to the rear joint at the base of the spine and little wear to the spine ends and joints.
Based partly on the author's experiences at Rugby, Tom Brown's School Days was the first famous 'school story' and set a blueprint for the genre which became so popular throughout the twentieth century, influencing P.G. Wodehouse, Frank Richards, Enid Blyton and J.K. Rowling amongst many others. The book also saw the invention of one of literature's most popular anti-heroes in the school bully, Flashman, whose later life was successfully recreated by George MacDonald Fraser.
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