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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.

First edition copy. Collectible-Very Good. Very Good dust jacket.

Book Very Fine. Square, tight and clean. NO notes, names or ANY markings. DJ with gentle use, SLIGHT nick REAR and at spine head else FINE, not clipped ($12.95); Thick 8vo; 515 pages; Not price clipped (12.95).

Dust jacket has some sunning to the spine and a little edge wear. Dust jacket protected by removable Brodart cover.

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.

Size: 9x6x1; Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Bildungsromane; Good hard cover with dust jacket nicked, book club, name written on front free end page, tips bumped, and prompt shipping with tracking.

Publisher: Random Date of Publication: 1979 Binding: Hardcover Condition: This is the only stated Random Edition from 1979.Other than a bit of writing on the inside back cover, the book is in excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc.--and the pages and binding are tight as a drum (they still crackle) .Acceptable

Signed. Inscribed by author to former owner. First trade edition. DJ not price-clipped; mild edgewear and bumping; sunning to spine. Quite a bit of foxing to upper edge of pages, some on outer edge and bottom. Boards good with some edgewear and fading. Pictures available upon request.