In The Belly of the Beast: Letters From Prison by Abbott, Jack Henry; Mailer, Norman - 1981

This is the guy Norman Mailer got out of prison to finish writing a book, who subsequently killed someone in a botched gas station robbery and went back to prison, leaving Mailer still at large. And this is that book. Regardless, Abbott is a genuinely skilled writer, and Belly of the Beast is worth reading on its own merits. And if you want a copy, this is the one you want. Book is in as-new bookstore condition except for a hint of sunning, showing its age, on the top and bottom edges of the front and back boards. There are no other flaws to report for the book -- and you can see from my other listings that I frickin' over-report frickin' everything. DJ is similarly nice except for a couple of creases front and back, a small closed tear on the right front edge and tiny nicks on the corner of the spine. All of these are invisible from a few feet away with the book cozened in its clear archival cover. Hint of mild foxing at top of jacket flaps, e.g. the upper right corner of the front flap where the original price is, due to it being frickin' unclipped, by the way (uncommon).