Ancient Evenings

by Mailer, Norman

Ancient Evenings is a novel by Norman Mailer. It deals with the lives of two protagonists, one young, one old, in a very alien ancient Egypt marked by journeys by the dead, reincarnation, and violent and hyper-sexual gods and mortals in a complex combination of historical fiction, allegory, poetic flight, confession and spiritual meditation. 

Crossing three millennia to Pharaonic Egypt, this tale returns to that land's essences - the war, magic, gods, death and reincarnations, the lusts, ambitions, jealousies, and betrayals, sadistically admiring all sorts of violence and atrocity, both in sarcasm and reality.

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Little Brown and Company published a First US Edition, First Printing in Boston, 1932. 

Macmillan published a First UK Edition in London, 1983.

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1983
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Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A historical novel set in Egypt from the author of "The Naked and The Dead" and "The Executioner's Song." A fine copy in a very near fine price clipped dust jacket. Signed by Mailer on the front free endpaper. A very nice copy.
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Little, Brown and Company, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 709 pages. A novel of ancient Egypt. First trade edition (first printing). A near fine copy in a dust jacket with light fading to the spine and small stain to the spine foot visible on the verso. Inscribed by the author to the head of Scribner's bookstores and… Read more about this item
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U.S.A.: Little Brown, 1983. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1ST. Nice Copy - Signed By The Author On The Title Page. First Edition, Third Printing. Book Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Small Amount Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very… Read more about this item
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Boston and New York: Little, Brown & Company, 1983. First Edition [printing not specified: presumed first]. Cloth. Very Fine/Near Fine. SIGNED by the Author in black ink on the front free red endpaper, thick & tall 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 3/8" x 1 7/8"), black cloth with gold & shiny scarlet lettering on spine & Egyptian symbols… Read more about this item
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London: Macmillan, 1983. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 709 pages; 24 cm. Subjects: To 332 B.C. Egypt History To 332 B.C.; Fiction. Fiction in English American writers 1945 Texts. Genre: Fiction. History.
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Inscribed by Norman Mailer to the late literary agent Roslyn (Ros) Targ on the fly leaf. 1983, First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. A sharp, tight, clean copy. The DJ's spine is sunned; light wear to the spine ends. An attractive… Read more about this item
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London: Macmillan, 1983. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition, first UK edition. Sunning to jacket spine and nick and crease to jacket at spine foot. Gilt lettering to board spine and spine ends are faintly bumped. A few light scores to jacket and slight aberration to jacket front at side edge. Marks to page block head and two… Read more about this item
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Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1983. First Edition. Cloth. Very good/very good. First edition of Ancient Evenings by Norman Mailer. Octavo, 709pp. Black cloth, wear to edges. Stated "first edition" on copyright page. Publishers dust jacket, very good, with $19.95 on front flap, light toning to spine.
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Little Brown, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed by the author. . Signed by Norman Mailer on the front endpaper. First Edition stated on the copyright page. From the renowned Kroch's and Brentano's First Edition Circle, with their bookmark laid in. This book is clean and bright, with no creases, no tears, and no markings. The dustjacket is… Read more about this item
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Boston and New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1983. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Set in the Egypt of the nineteenth and twentieth dynasties (1290-1100 B.C.), Ancient Evenings is a story of one man's life or rather, his four lives. Book is as new signed by author on… Read more about this item
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1983. Uncorrected Advance Proof. Paperback. Near fine. Uncorrected advance proof copy of Ancient Evenings by Norman Mailer.. Octavo, 709pp. Yellow paperback, title printed on spine and front cover. Publication information on front cover, with expected retail price and publication date. Light toning to spine. This copy appears unread. A near fine example. … Read more about this item
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