first edition
1954 · New York
by Hunter, Evan
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1954. First Edition. First printing Very good+ in 1/2 cloth and red paper covered boards with black text stamping on the spine and on the front board and with a black top stain to the text block. There is a prior owner's name and date of "Dec. 25, 1954" on the front end paper behind the dust jacket flap. In a very good- dust jacket with the price clipped from the front flap, a 1/4" deep chip from the lower edge of the spine area, 1/8" deep chipping across most of the upper edge of the spine area and with rubbing to the folds and minor chips from the upper corners of the panels at the fold to the flaps. The author's first book which although fiction is based on his personal experiences following his enlistment in the Navy during World War II. The book formed the basis of a movie of the same name filmed in 1955 staring Glen Ford, Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow and Anne Francis. (Inventory #: TB17668)