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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 Near Fine dust jacket. An outstanding copy of this author's first book, a classic of World War II, and considered one of the great works of 20th Century Literature. Scarce in the first printing/first state jacket in near fine or better condition. This copy is in near fine condition with a square, tight binding, bright white lettering over black boards, and clean pages throughout with just a hint of foxing to the edges; the book does show mild rubbing to the spine ends and lower boards (common for the title), and a gentle bump to both top corners, else fine. Housed in a crisp and bright near fine dust jacket that shows only some light rubbing and chipping to the spine ends and corners, minor creasing along the fold edges, and just a mild fading to the spine. A must have for the 20th century…
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Acclaimed as a successful expression of the futility of war, Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead follows the story of an army platoon of foot soldiers fighting for the possession of the Japanese-held island of Anopopei during World War II. The novel, which embodies wartime disillusionment, is partly based on Mailer’s own experiences with the 112th Cavalry in the Pacific. Through its four parts, The Naked and the Dead addresses themes of loneliness, death of fear and dying, and brotherhood. The novel is written in gritty, journalistic detail. However, this tone was dialed back as publishers persuaded Mailer to use to euphemism “fug” in lieu of the mother of all curse words — the “F” word — in his novel.
The Naked and the Dead sold 200,000 copies in its first three months and was a New York Times best seller for over a year. Despite some controversy among critics, the novel remains important in American literature. The Naked and the Dead is ranked 51st on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century. The novel was later adapted into a film of the same name in 1958.
First Edition Identification
Rinehart & Company first published The Naked and the Dead in 1948. Bound in black cloth, first editions have the Rinehart logo, a script R in a circle, on the copyright page. The dust jacket of first editions state the original retail price of $4.00 along with a review by Stanley Rinehart that begins on the front flap and continues on the back flap. The 721-page novel was produced in a print run of 25,000 copies. Signed first editions have sold for upwards of $7,500.
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- Title The Naked and the Dead
- Author Norman Mailer
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 721
- Publisher Rinehart & Company
- Date 1948
- ISBN 9787022255625
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The Naked and the Dead
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