From the Terrace - John O'Hara - First Printing - 1958 - Random House - DJ - Inscribed

Langue : anglais

Edité par Random House, New York, 1958

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The First Printing of John O'Hara's "From the Terrace" is his most ambitious novel, and one of the defining American novels of the postwar era. "First Printing" is stated on the copyright page. Published 1958, Random House. O'Hara is one of those writers whose reputation has quietly outlasted his fame. Appointment in Samarra. Butterfield 8. Pal Joey. He understood American ambition, class anxiety, and the particular loneliness of men who win everything they're supposed to want and feel nothing. From the Terrace is his biggest swing — 897 pages following Alfred Eaton from his boyhood in a Pennsylvania steel family through Princeton, naval service in two world wars, Wall Street, and the corridors of Washington power. It is a novel about a man who rises by every external measure and quietly loses everything that matters. Before it was even published, Hollywood came calling via the 1960 film starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Myrna Loy. This copy carries a period inscription on the front free endpaper: "To Page — with love and affection — and thanks for including me. Kris. July 1959." Dated eight months after publication, written by someone named Kris to someone named Page. A small, real piece of the book's life in the world. The book is in Good+ condition. Navy blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine and front board, binding tight and square, peach endpapers with the period inscription noted, light toning to page edges, text block clean and unmarked. Dust jacket Good, with the striking blue woodgrain design by Phillip Grushkin still vivid and readable, original price ($6.95) intact and unclipped on front flap, significant chipping and loss at DJ spine crown, general toning and surface wear throughout, protected in mylar cover. Condition: Good+ / Good DJ An honest, displayable copy of a genuine American first, inscribed and dated from the year of publication.

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Détails bibliographiques

Titre
From the Terrace - John O'Hara - First Printing - 1958 - Random House - DJ - Inscribed
Auteur
John O'Hara
Éditeur
Random House, New York
Année de publication
1958
État de l'article
Satisfaisant
Jaquette
Satisfaisant
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Langue
anglais
Édition
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