An American Dream. [First UK Edition]. THE AUTHOR'S FOURTH NOVEL IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
by MAILER Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Andre Deutsch,, [1965]. 8vo., First Edition thus; green cloth, gilt back, red top, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. With wrap-around dustwrapper artwork by Tom Adams. First UK edition of the author's fourth novel, published simultaneously with the US edition.
Synopsis
An American Dream is Norman Mailer's fourth novel, published by Dial Press. Mailer wrote it in serialized form for Esquire, consciously attempting to resurrect the methodology used by Charles Dickens and other earlier novelists, with Mailer writing each chapter against monthly deadlines. The book is written in a poetic style heavy with metaphor that creates unique and hypnotizing narrative and dialogue.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35286
- Title
- An American Dream. [First UK Edition]. THE AUTHOR'S FOURTH NOVEL IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- MAILER Norman
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch,
- Date Published
- [1965]
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, mailer, norman mailer
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
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- Fine
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- Dustwrapper
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- Cloth
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