The End of My Life by Vance Bourjaily - 1947

Bantam, 1952. Mass Market Paperback. Fair. 1st printing, cover heavily rubbed with chips around edges, pages toned, spine cracked in a handful places, no loose pages

Bantam Books, 1962. mass market. Good. . Cover and edges shows shelf wear. Pages shows minor tanning.

New York, NY, USA.: Bantam Books., 1952. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art. VERY GOOD Minus. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 244 pages; COMPLETE and UNABRIDGED 1st Paperback Printing; "A novel of soldiers overseas, far from their own women; Skinner Galt sought experince in drugs, alcohol and women. He cruelly destroyed the one love affair that meant anything to him; he consorted indifferently with sluts and carelessly with silly, willing girls. He tried to find a meaning for life surrounded by death, a reason for war in the midst of battle, a shred of truth in a universe of deceit. Idealistic and cynical, brazen and tender, skinner Galt is Vance Bourjaily's brilliant portrayal of the education of a young man in love and war." ** Author's first novel, heavily influenced by his wartime experiences. ** Overlooked & near forgotten Classic; ** Critics said that the novel borrowed from the style and tone of Ernest Hemingway. This novel was met with praise by the… Read More

Montreal, Quebec, Canada.: Bantam Books., 1962. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art. Very Good. Soft cover. Third & Revised Edition By Publisher.. 212 pages; COMPLETE and UNABRIDGED 3rd Paperback Printing; "A novel of soldiers overseas, far from their own women; Skinner Galt sought experince in drugs, alcohol and women. He cruelly destroyed the one love affair that meant anything to him; he consorted indifferently with sluts and carelessly with silly, willing girls. He tried to find a meaning for life surrounded by death, a reason for war in the midst of battle, a shred of truth in a universe of deceit. Idealistic and cynical, brazen and tender, skinner Galt is Vance Bourjaily's brilliant portrayal of the education of a young man in love and war." ** Author's first novel, heavily influenced by his wartime experiences. ** Overlooked & near forgotten Classic; ** Critics said that the novel borrowed from the style and tone of Ernest Hemingway. This novel was met with praise by the… Read More

New York, NY, USA.: Bantam Books., 1952. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art. Very Good. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 244 pages; COMPLETE and UNABRIDGED 1st Paperback Printing; "A novel of soldiers overseas, far from their own women; Skinner Galt sought experince in drugs, alcohol and women. He cruelly destroyed the one love affair that meant anything to him; he consorted indifferently with sluts and carelessly with silly, willing girls. He tried to find a meaning for life surrounded by death, a reason for war in the midst of battle, a shred of truth in a universe of deceit. Idealistic and cynical, brazen and tender, skinner Galt is Vance Bourjaily's brilliant portrayal of the education of a young man in love and war." ** Author's first novel, heavily influenced by his wartime experiences. ** Overlooked & near forgotten Classic; ** Critics said that the novel borrowed from the style and tone of Ernest Hemingway. This novel was met with praise by the public.… Read More

New York, NY, USA.: Bantam Books., 1952. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art. Very Good to Fine. Soft cover. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing!.. 244 pages; COMPLETE and UNABRIDGED 1st Paperback Printing; "A novel of soldiers overseas, far from their own women; Skinner Galt sought experince in drugs, alcohol and women. He cruelly destroyed the one love affair that meant anything to him; he consorted indifferently with sluts and carelessly with silly, willing girls. He tried to find a meaning for life surrounded by death, a reason for war in the midst of battle, a shred of truth in a universe of deceit. Idealistic and cynical, brazen and tender, skinner Galt is Vance Bourjaily's brilliant portrayal of the education of a young man in love and war." ** Author's first novel, heavily influenced by his wartime experiences. ** Overlooked & near forgotten Classic; ** Critics said that the novel borrowed from the style and tone of Ernest Hemingway. This novel was met with praise by the… Read More

bantam book, , (first PB 1952), . 1047, almost near fine, (WORLD WAR 2 NOVEL), paperback,

W. H. Allen, 1963. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1963. 278 pages. Orange pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are clean and bright with a firm binding. Endpapers and page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Tanning to spine and edges.

NY: Scribner. VG+/VG+. 1947. 1st. hardcover. 12mo . 278pp . Bit of edgewear to DJ. .

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1947.. 1947.. Good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrappper. The binding is bumped & there is a piece out of the head of the spine. A small piece of tape adheres to the bottom edge of the front cover & a small area of the top edge is rubbed where a similar piece has been removed. The dust jacket is soiled & chipped with a piece out of the head of its spine. Tears & small pieces out of the jacket have been partially repaired with tape internally & on both flaps. 278 pages. There is a small, light glue stain to the bottom edge of each front endpaper. Good in a fair dust wrapper. <p>First edition of the author's first book.