{"product_id":"5303","title":"Borstal Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondon: Hutchinson. 1958.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"vrb_heading\"\u003eThe formation of a writer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_desc\"\u003eFirst edition. 220x150mm. pp. [10],342,[4]. Publisher's original Burgandy cloth. Lettered in silver on spine. Slightly shelf worn at extremities and slightly rubbed at head of spine. Original illustrated dust jacket is in very good condition. A small chip at head of front cover towards spine and very minor rubbing at head of spine. Inscribed in blue pen by a previous owner on free end paper \"From Val and Mary – with best wishes for a merry Christmas. Dec 1958\". Internally fine.\u003cbr\u003eBrendan Behan's autobiographical account of his arrest at the age of sixteen for IRA activities and his three-year incarceration in one of the notorious Borstal schools. Originally banned in Ireland it is now seen as an acclaimed classic of Irish literature.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"vrb_biblio\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[ref. 5303]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BEHAN, Brendan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64238431863161,"sku":"5303","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1484\/0910\/files\/5303_1.jpg?v=1786636449","url":"https:\/\/voewoodrarebooks.com\/products\/5303","provider":"Voewood Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}