The Collector
Boston: Little, Brown and Company [1963], 1963. First American edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [11], 4-305, [5] pp. Brick-colored cloth with gold lettering blocked in maroon on the spine; yellow topstain. Price of $4.95 on front flap of dust jacket. Yellow endpapers and pastedowns. Ahearn APG 001g. The first printing of the first American edition. The author's first book, and the basis for the 1965 film. A chilling horror story concerning a psychopath (Frederick) and the woman he kidnaps (Miranda), with the novel told from both characters' points of view. Published before Silence of the Lambs, Fowles' The Collector is an early horror novel. Very Good+ / Very Good+. Item #000010402
A tiny push to the top textblock an offset to the free front endpaper; jacket shows two tape ghosts to its reverse.
Price: $200.00