The Viking Press, 1957
First Edition, First Printing, First State Clean, crisp near fine book with a stunning near fine original First Edition, First State dust jacket.
The book is in crisp near fine condition with black cloth boards. The book is clean with very sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. The end papers are clean with no owner names, no inscriptions, and no book plates. The internal pages are clean, crisp, bright and flat with No marks, No writing, No stains, No smudges, No inscriptions, No bent pages and No foxing. Beautiful clean book internally appearing as unread.
The original stunning first edition, first state dust jacket has benefited from very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator and as such and presents as a fine/near fine example. The jacket has strong vibrant colors with slight fading to the spine, otherwise no edgewear, no rips, no chips, no tears, no rubbing, no stains, and no foxing. The rear panel is unusually bright and without the more commonly found staining. The jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price $3.95. The jacket is now protected in a new clear removable archival cover. Please see detailed images.
A stunning, handsome example of this title in beautiful clean, crisp collectible condition. There are only a handful of really top-of-mind modern fiction titles, with this one arguably among the top three. Scarce in this condition. Presents extremely well on the shelf.
