The Adventures of Augie March
New York: The Viking Press (1953), 1953. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [8], 3-536, [2] pp. Half grey cloth over black cloth with orange lettering on the front board and spine; orange topstain. Price of $4.50 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Hallock. Ahearn APG 003a. The first issue book in the first issue dustwrapper (with no reviews on the jacket, the ads for Steinbeck on the rear flap, and the correct printer listed on the copyright page). The winner of the 1954 National Book Award. The life-story of Augie March, a poor Chicagoan who grapples with the Great Depression and is always scrambling to get by, long into his adulthood. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #000013041
A tiny dampspot on the front pastedown and corresponding corner of the free front endpaper; jacket has a few hints of edge wear and minor soiling to its rear panel.
Price: $500.00