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The Naked and the Dead
by Norman Mailer
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Media, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1948. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Hardcover/ DJ (has price $4.00); Fine/ VG+ conditions. No Rinehart R"" on copyright page (also no note of further printings- JUST ""copyright 1948""), 721 pages, 8.5"" x 5.75"". I believe this is First Edition, 2nd printing in 2nd state DJ (7 reviews on back foldover, young author- age 25- full portrait & thumbnail bio. on back panel). Black DJ w/ red abstract inset & white lettering shows light edge wear (sm. chips, closed tears), primarily on back panel. Bit of fading & soil to red title inset on spine (NONE on black portion), but lettering still legible. DJ still displays very well, esp. front panel- bright, clean, minimal edge wear. Glossy black cloth binding Fine+; tight, square, clean, unmarred, save a trace of edge wear. NO bumps, rubs, sun, soil, scuff, etc. White spine lettering & ruling totally bright, crisp & intact. Owner name inked in top right corner of 1st blank page. Text is tight, bright, clean, unmarked w/ a hint of toning. NO hinge splits, NOT book club or ex library. Handsome, well preserved copy- I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Seller
- EDM Book Loft
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 344
- Title
- The Naked and the Dead
- Author
- Norman Mailer
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rinehart & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
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