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New York: Random House, 1979. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Styron's fifth novel, the story of the relationships between three people living in a Brooklyn rooming house -- Sophie, a Polish Catholic concentration camp survivor; her lover, Nathan, a Jewish intellectual, and Stringo, the narrator, an ex-Marine trying to become a writer. The book won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was the basis for a 1982 film starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline that won Streep an Academy Award. First trade edition, first printing (as stated, with complete number line). About 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches, 515 pages in red cloth-covered boards with author's signature in gold on front cover and gold lettering on spine. Dustjacket's front panel shows author and title in two different shades of red against a tan background with "A Novel" in black lettering across bottom edge. Back panel has b & w photo of Styron by Nancy Campton centered against tan background. Previous owner's intaglio stamped on title page, some soiling to text edges, o/w boards and text are complete, clean, and unmarked. Binding is tight and square. Not ex-library, not remaindered. Dustjacket shows some slight edge and surface wear. No tears. creasing, or chipping. A collectable copy of a 20th century landmark novel that is rapidly becoming scarce.

Stated First Trade Edition on Copyright. Book and Jacket intact with no price clipping. Slight tears on jacket edges. Book pages have slight discolorations. Very small intricate drawing of female on edge of page 366 (see photo) . Winner of the US National Book Award for Fiction in 1980. Adapted into a movie in 1982.

First trade edition stated with complete Random House number line. Special Advance Reading Copy slip laid in. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 Book; binding tight, slight bow to boards else clean with sharp corners; small soil spot to fore edge with subtle bump to bottom corner else text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket ($12.95) has mild bumping and chipping to mostly spine ends with two 1/4" closed tears to bottom front cover, 4 1/2" crease to bottom front cover with slight fading to spine. Color sharp to covers. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.

NY: Random House, 1979. Previous owner's neat name to second free endpaper. The first trade edition of this famous novel by Styron. Basis for the movie of the same name. 515 pp. Tight, clean copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.

A very nice clan copy with an intact and clean jacket.

1979 Random House FIRST edition. FIRST printing in F/F condition. The HB shows no bumps and no wear on the crimson boards or on the spine, including its lettering. The books is clean and tight with no foxing spots. The unclipped DJ has very minor wear and one crimson spot on the top of the DJ front. Overall a beautiful copy of a 42 year old classic. The 1982 Alan J. Pakula film won a Oscar and Golden Globe for Meryl Streep. It also was for Kevin Kline's Film Debut (eventually he won a Supporting Actor Oscar winner in 1988). **Brenbooks specializes in first edition books made into films.

First trade edition. A special edition prepared for presentation to the friends of the author and publisher. Boards sunned at top, as is spine. Gilt titles bright. Boards slightly bowed. A very good copy.

Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good- dust jacket. A few tears to jacket edges. Owner name and date to front end page. Text is clean and unmarked. First Trade Edition is stated. ; 9.13 X 6.57 X 1.11 inches; 515 pages.

Octavo. In chipped, edgeworn dustjacket. Flap is clipped. In brown cloth covered boards with gold -- fading -- lettering on spine with gold facsimile signature stamped on front of board. This one has real signature and inscription on half title page that reads: 'To Lou and Bubb with best wishes, affectionate regards, Bill Styron, Greenwood, March 1980.' Squash orange end pages. Previous owner's name in ink front pastedown. Top of spine is pulled and starting. Yet binding remains intact and whole. Stated 'First Trade Edition' with this number line: '9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2'. For Random House titles of this Vintage this indicates a First edition/first printing. Not the 2nd printing it means for most imprints, including RH titles before this period and after this period. [515 page]

maroon cloth w/ author's name on front, & lettering on spine, in gilt; salmon endpapers; 515 pgs; dust jacket has $12.95 on front flap, author photo by Nancy Crampton at back. jacket design by Paul Bacon.