[Rarebooks] FS: Nice First of Norman Mailer's first book

[Charles Agvent]

One of 72 items in our new Fall catalogue for the Boston Book Fair now 
posted on our web site: http://www.erols.com/agvent.  Also in the 
catalogue are fine Signed Presidential and Literary items, Early Printed 
Books, and our usual selection of the unusual.

MAILER,  Norman.  THE NAKED AND THE DEAD. New York:  Rinehart  and
Company  Inc. (1948). First Edition. Mailer's first book. Virtually no
wear  to  the boards, the white spine lettering very sharp. The  first
issue  dustwrapper is complete with very light wear to the spine  tips
light  scratching to the rear panel. The red ink on the dustwrapper is
a  little  faded,  as  usual but usually not noted as  such  by  other
sellers.  Spine  slightly  sunned. Nice copy of  this  fragile,  bulky
book. Near Fine in a Very Good or better dustwrapper.         $1500.00

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