first edition
1997 · New York
by Frazier, Charles
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1997. First Edition. Near fine in 1/4 black cloth and paper covered boards with copper colored text stamping on spine. An octavo measuring 9" by 6" with a with remainder mark on the top edge of the text block. In a fine un-clipped dust jacket. The jacket is with out the often seen silver promotional sticker on the front panel. With the misprint "man-woman" instead of "mad-woman" on line 16, page 25. A book which has been compared to Hemingway's A Farewell To Arms. Some reviews even claimed it to be the novel of the century. The book quickly went to a seventh printing within two months of its release. It eventually became the winner of the 1997 National Book Award. 356 pages of text with map end sheets. (Inventory #: TB28392)