The Sun Doctor by Robert Shaw - 1964

Penguin Books; Chatto and Windus, 1964. Paperback. Good. 1964. No edition remarks. 221 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Clean pages with moderate tanning throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to first page. Small folds to some pages. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Notable creasing to spine.

Chatto and Windus, 1961. Hardcover. Good. 1961. Second Impression. 275 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm with mil creasing to gutters. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear.

Penguin Books Ltd, 1964. Paperback. Acceptable. 1964. First Edition Thus. 220 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Previous owner's inscription to first page. Paper cover has mild edgewear with curling to corners and reading creases. Light tanning to spine and edges with splits to spine edges. Pencil inscription to front cover.

Penguin, London, 1964. First Penguin. Softcover. Fair/Good Condition. Age tanning to pages, marks and wear to spine. General age and reading condition. 222 pages. No internal inscriptions. No torn or missing pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 56983. .

London: Chatto and Windus 1961. 8vo. Second impression. 275 pp. Green hardcover with gilt lettering to spine in unclipped illustrated jacket. Slight bumping at tail of spine. Internally clean. While perhaps better known as an actor, this work was based on Shaw's play, Strange Providence and it won the 1962 Hawthornden Prize. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Impression. 1961.

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1961. Stated First edition. HC w DJ. MV VG+/VG. Orange cloth, light edgewear, gilt spine titling, slight toning & foxing to endpapers, leaves clean, binding tight. Unclipped DJ ($4.50) some stains, edgewear heaviest to tips, sun-fading to spine. Publisher advance copy slip and author newspaper photo clipping laid-in. Author-actor's second novel. Uncommon. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

LONDON : CHATTO AND WINDUS, 1961 Green boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 205 x 135 mm approx. 276 pp. First UK Edition 1961. See our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Very Good / Very Good (Book - mild general shelf wear and soiling to boards, a few dust spots to top edge and light foxing spots to end papers and fore edge of book block, previous owner name in ink to front free end paper,. Dust Jacket- moderate general shelf rubbing and soiling with small chips and tears. Max chip 5 x 3 mm approx, max tear 15mm approx. Soiling /tanning to exposed edges of flap folds, non price clipped - cover 16s. Now in a removable proprietary protective sleeve). Probably best known for his acting - Jaws , Dan Tempest in the Buccaneers etc. Shaw was also an accomplished novelist. This his scarce 2nd book won the Hawthornden Prize for 1962.

London: Chatto and Windus, 1961. A first edition, first printing published by Chatto and Windus in 1961. A near fine book with one small name to the head of the head of the front endpaper. In a very good clipped wrapper with wear to the spine tips and to the corners. Before he needed a bigger boat, Shaw was an accomplished writer who won the Whitbread Prize for Literature - this, The Sun Doctor, is his second novel.