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New York: Rinehart, 1948. First. hardcover. fine/fine. 721pp., black cloth d.w. N.Y.: Rinehart, (1948). First Edition.<br/><br/> Very fine copy with review slip announcing publication on May 6, 1948, and a glossy publicity photo of Mailer.<br /> Presentation copy, 1976.<br/><br/>

New York: Rinehart and Company Inc., (1948). First Edition. wraps. Significantly cocked with a vertical concave indent to the spine. Moderate edgewear, short tear to rear cover along spine. An above average copy of this advanced state of this book. Advance Reading Copy in self-wrappers identical to the first issue dustwrapper of Mailer's impressive first book. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Uncommon state of this important book, downright scarce when signed.

New York: Rhinehard & Company, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Signed by Norman Mailer on title page - signature only. First Edition, First Printing. the Author's Debut Novel. Fist edition with the Rhinehard logo on Copyright Page. Scarce first issue dustjacket with the introductory blurb by Stanley Reinhart comparing Mailer with Hemingway and others. Mailer's picture on back cover. Book is in very Good condition. some rubbing on bottom edges. Clear and crisp inside. Dust Jacket is in very good condition - has some rubbing and minor chipping at edges. Not price clipped. Book is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks..

New York: Rinehartand Company, Inc, 1948. First edition. 721 pp. 8vo. Black cloth with silver stamped spine, fine; dust jacket fine, inscribed on the ffep. First edition. 721 pp. 8vo. Fine, inscribed. The book that made Mailer's career, inscribed in May 1985 to Jim Silberman: "who has been up and down this long literary path with me over many a year / Cheers, my colleague

New York: Rinehart & Company, 1948. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Thick paperbound octavo with integral dustwrapper. 721 pp. This is the advance reading copy / uncorrected proof of Mailer's renowned first book, a novel set in World War II. Covers show handling wear, but still a sound very good example. This copy has been briefly INSCRIBED by Mailer on the front endpaper. Uncommon thus.

NY: Rinehart & Company; (1948). First Edition . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First printing of the author's first book, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Small spots of wear to the black paper covered boards along the bottom edge of the boards. The spine of the book has a couple of short, light creases. The front endpaper is lightly tanned, as if something were laid in at one time. The first state dust jacket has small chips at the top and bottom of the front flap fold, and a couple of other tiny chips at edges. There is a little wear along the flap folds, but very little loss of color. A tight, square copy of this cheaply made book, with no names or other markings in the book. Signed by the author on the title page.

New York: Rinehart and Company, 1948. First edition of the author's classic first book. Thick octavo, original black boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "To Paul after the pleasure of our first meeting Norman Mailer Oct. '87." The recipient, Paul Bartel was a director, actor and the creator of such films as Eating Raoul, Death Race 2000, Lust in the Dust, among others. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. Jacket design by Karov. Norman Mailer claimed to have four books on his desk while he wrote The Naked and the Dead: Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Wolfe's Of Time and the River, Dos Passos' U.S.A. and Farrell's Studs Lonigan. It was with this tongue partly in cheek that he asserted that the "overspirit is Tolstoy, the rococo comes out of Dos Passos, the fundamental slogging style from Farrell and the occasional overrich descriptions from Wolfe." The Naked and the… Read More

New York: Rinehart and Company, 1948. First edition of the author's first book. Thick octavo, original black boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to journalist Joe Haas, "For Joe Haas in Jamaica after our Lady Norman Mailer May 1969." Near fine in a very good first issue price-clipped dust jacket with light wear to the extremities. Jacket design by Karov. Norman Mailer claimed to have four books on his desk while he wrote The Naked and the Dead: Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Wolfe's Of Time and the River, Dos Passos' U.S.A. and Farrell's Studs Lonigan. It was with this tongue partly in cheek that he asserted that the "overspirit is Tolstoy, the rococo comes out of Dos Passos, the fundamental slogging style from Farrell and the occasional overrich descriptions from Wolfe." The Naked and the Dead follows the story of an army platoon of foot soldiers fighting for the Japanese island of Anopopei. "The best novel to come out of the . .… Read More

New York: Rinehart, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Light dampstaining to the bottom corners and edges of all pages, not affecting the text, thus very good in very good, internally tape repaired first state dustwrapper with edgewear. Inscribed by the author. The author's first book, a stunning debut which ranks among the best American war novels ever written. *Burgess 99*.

Allan Wingate, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. [ONE OF 13 copies only]. (19490 Allan Wingate, London. [x], 728pp; gilt-stamped pebbled wine leather, ribbon marker. English edition of the author's first book, deluxe issue, comprising 253 copies, of which this is number VI of 13 reserved for presentation. Inscribed by Mailer ("Cheers"), although not called for. Book near fine, some cracking along inner joints. No DJ, as issued. Comes in specially made custom cloth slipcase. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item.

New York: Rinehart and Company, (1948). First Edition. Original wraps. Very good. 721p octavo. Advance copy in publisher's wraps. with the dust jacket that was issued for the hardcover. Tiny scratch on the front cover of the jacket and a stain on the front fly leaf. Signed by Mailer on the title page. Enclosed in a cloth slipcase with leather label. Slipcase is a bit too tight on the book.

First Edition/First Printing in a 1st state dust jacket with the "R" colophon on the copyright page, "A Word from the Publisher" blurb on the front flap with no reviews and $4.00 price intact; A Near Fine book in a Very Good plus dust jacket. SIGNED card laid in. A beautiful copy of this classic of World War II fiction. This book is in near fine condition with a square, tight binding, bright lettering on the spine, and clean, white pages with just a hint of foxing to the edges; The spine ends and board edges are rubbed, particularly the lower edges, and a ghost of a tape mark is present to both the front and rear end papers. The very good plus dust jacket shows some minor chipping to the spine ends, the spine shows some light fading, and the back panel and flaps show some age darkening, else NF to F. Overall, a wonderful example of a book that is notoriously hard to find in collectible condition, enhanced with the author's laid in signature. An absolute must for any WWII collection and a classic of… Read More

London: Allan Wingate, 1949. First British edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For ________ ________, Spent a winter once in Jamaica, Vermont, back in 1949, Loved it. Cheers Norman Mailer." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by James Holland. The Naked and the Dead follows the story of an army platoon of foot soldiers fighting for the Japanese island of Anopopei. "The best novel to come out of the . . . war, perhaps the best book to come out of any war" (San Francisco Chronicle). "The narrative presents, with great accuracy and power, the agony of the American troops in the Pacific campaign It remains Mailer’s best, and certainly the best war novel to emerge from the United States" (Burgess, 42-43).

Rinehart, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. A very good first edition (with the Rinehart circled R on the copyright page) in a poor dust jacket, signed by Mailer on the title page.

Wingate, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Good. First UK Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped (15s price intact). Published by Wingate, 1949. Octavo. Black cloth boards stamped in gold. Signed by Norman Mailer and dated June 06 on half-title page. Book is very good with previous owner name and spotting to flyleaf. Some wear to board edges/corners. Small contemporary bookstore label on pastedown. Spine straight and binding sound. Front panel and left flap of dust jacket are included. Jacket art by James Holland. A scarce signed first UK edition of Mailer s first novel. 721 pages. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. International Edition.

Wingate London, 1949 The huge success in the USA of this book was repeated when it was published in London. This is the sixth printing in the first year of that first edition, and it is in collectable condition. The binding is still firm, and the now protected jacket is complete. But, of course, the treasure of this copy is the bookplate with the author's name on the title page, written with what looks like fountain pen. The signature is rare on this UK edition. Language: eng Language: eng. Signed by Author. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York: Henry Holt, 2005. First edition of the 50th anniversary edition of the author's classic first novel. Thick octavo, original boards. Lengthily inscribed by the author on the half-title page, who has transcribed the first line of this title as follows, "All over the ship, all through the convoy there was a knowledge that in a few hours some of them were going to be dead. Norman Mailer." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. A unique example. The Naked and the Dead follows the story of an army platoon of foot soldiers fighting for the Japanese island of Anopopei. "The best novel to come out of the . . . war, perhaps the best book to come out of any war" (San Francisco Chronicle). "The narrative presents, with great accuracy and power, the agony of the American troops in the Pacific campaign It remains Mailer’s best, and certainly the best war novel to emerge from the United States" (Burgess, 42-43).

Rinehart and Company, Inc, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A very good copy in a very good second state dust jacket with blurb. SIGNED by Mailer on a tipped-in page. First issue. R in a circle on copyright page, signifying a first printing. Moderate edgewear, very light tanning on the page edges. Dust jacket very good, chipping at the corners and spine ends. A closed tear extends 2/3 the length of the spine, beginning at the top. The edges of both flaps have pieces of tape adhered on. Comes housed in a custom slipcase. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item.

Very Good to Near Fine book that has rubbing, slight bumping and wear to spine ends and bottom edges of boards, tiny closed tear at top of spine, touch of color loss within back gutter, light age toning to page edges; in a Very Good jacket that has edge wear, several small closed tears and very small chips, some color loss at corners, along folds and along jacket edges, mild rubbing and touch of age toning along top of back panel and edges of flaps. The jacket is not the 1st state and does not have the blurb for readers by Stanley Rinehart. The Rinehart colophon is present on the copyright page and front flap shows price of $4.00. This copy of Mailer's acclaimed first novel has a 3 by 5 card laid-in with an inscription: "To Orville W. Jafke with my best wishes," signed by Mailer.

NY: Rinehart and Company (1948)., 1948. First printing. Thick 8vo. 721 pp. Illustrated with a map. Original black cloth binding. Mailer's first book SIGNED by the author on the half-title page (NOT on a laid in bookplate). The book has a 3/4" tear crown of the spine and edge wear bottom and top edges of the fragile cloth, else very good minus in BOTH the first (Rinehart blurb) and second state DJs. The former is fair only, price intact ($4.00) with large chips spinal extremities, rubbing along spinal folds and small chips top of rear panel (see photo for details). The second issue is price intact ($4.00) very good with shallow chips at spinal extremities and some rubbing.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Dust Jacket Included.