Bang to Rights.

£125 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

The candour of this sensational prison memoir, Bang to Rights, with the truthfulness of its language, misspelled and full of cockney slang, created Frank Norman's reputation and literary career. Jeffrey Bernard called Norman 'a 'natural' writer of considerable wit, powers of sardonic observation and with a razor sharp ear for dialogue particularly as spoken in the underworld.' This novel and its writer were championed by the immensely popular detective fiction writer, Raymond Chandler, who provides a witty introduction to this first edition, beginning 'The author of this book is clearly a very courageous man. If I had been in prison five times, I doubt very much that I should have the courage to write about it so vividly and at times even humorously.' First edition; 8vo; publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in silver, a very good copy with original uncut dust-jacket lightly faded especially on spine, small stain on G of front cover panel, lightly bumped corners; 192pp.

• Binding: Hardcover

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