Augustus
New York: The Viking Press, 1972.
First edition, first printing. An advance review copy with publisher's slip laid in. Original green cloth backstrip with gilt spine lettering, maroon paper covered boards. Near Fine with a light lean to the binding, light fading to covers to a thin strip along top and bottom edge, and light wear to topstain. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with minor shelf wear, and a thin 2" partial slice to the top of the top of the front panel near the flap fold mended with tape on the blindside and with a corresponding mark to the board below. A very attractive copy of the author's fourth and final novel, which shared the 1973 National Book Award with John Barth's Chimera. Item #140941396
Price: $750.00