Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Mailer, Norman. How the Wimp Won the War. Lord John Press, 1992.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Limited to 275 copies, of which this is # 97. SIGNED by Norman Mailer on the half title page. Patterned paper over boards; black cloth spine with gilt stamped lettering. Fine.
Seller: Trilby & Co. Books, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: First Edition. Origiinal paper-covered boards over cloth spine. One of 275 numbered copies signed by Norman Mailer
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. How the Wimp Won the War **Signed**. Lord John Press, Northridge, 1992.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by Norman Mailer on pre-title page - signature only. First Edition, First Printing. Signed Limited Edition No 9 of 275 Book is in Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Not remaindered. Book is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.
Seller: All-Ways Fiction, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Hardcover. Copy 16 from a limited edition of 275 numbered copies. A fine copy with paper covered boards with a cloth spine. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by Mailer.
Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. Original pattered paper over cloth spine, fine, no dust jacket issued. One of 275 copies, this is Number 1. SIGNED on the page with Mailer's name "Norman Mailer."
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original cloth and decorative boards. 5.4 x 7.4 inches. One of 275 signed and numbered copies. 38pp.In addition to numerous and varied pursuits, including a 1969 Democratic primary bid for New York mayor and a two-year term as President of the American Center of P.E.N. in the mid-1980s, Mailer continued to produce best-selling fiction such as Why Are We in Vietnam? (1967), Ancient Evenings (1983), Tough Guys Don't Dance (1984), Harlot's Ghost (1991), and The Castle in the Forest (2007). Other pieces included full-length biographies of Marilyn Monroe, Pablo Picasso, and Lee Harvey Oswald as well as shorter works for magazines and journals. One of these which first appeared in Vanity Fair is "How the Wimp Won the War," a critique of the 1991 Iraqi invasion by President George Bush as an attempt to rehabilitate the loss in Viet Nam. Lord John Press published this in book form and this is one of 275 signed and numbered copies.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original cloth and decorative boards. 5.4 x 7.4 inches. One of 275 signed and numbered copies. 38pp.In addition to numerous and varied pursuits, including a 1969 Democratic primary bid for New York mayor and a two-year term as President of the American Center of P.E.N. in the mid-1980s, Mailer continued to produce best-selling fiction such as Why Are We in Vietnam? (1967), Ancient Evenings (1983), Tough Guys Don't Dance (1984), Harlot's Ghost (1991), and The Castle in the Forest (2007). Other pieces included full-length biographies of Marilyn Monroe, Pablo Picasso, and Lee Harvey Oswald as well as shorter works for magazines and journals. One of these which first appeared in Vanity Fair is "How the Wimp Won the War," a critique of the 1991 Iraqi invasion by President George Bush as an attempt to rehabilitate the loss in Viet Nam. Lord John Press published this in book form and this is one of 275 signed and numbered copies.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. HOW THE WIMP WON THE WAR. Lord John Press, Northridge, 1992.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, limited to 275 numbered and 26 lettered copies signed by Mailer on the limitation page. Copy #114. Quarter cloth backstrip with gilt lettering and paper-covered boards. Issued without dustjacket. Unread copy in Fine condition.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$124.99 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Original black leather/gilt. Letter Z of 26 lettered copies signed by Mailer. Corners very slightly bumped, trace soil to boards. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Signed by Author
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. How The Wimp Won The War. Lord John Press, Northridge, CA, 1992.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 28 pages. First edition, first printing. One (H) of 26 lettered copies signed by Mailer on the first title page out of a total of 301 total copies. He explains why America has followed the tragic path that led directly to 9/11. Fine book in full leather binding with gold stamped "NM"on the cover. No dust jacket as issued. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition. Original full black leather. One of 26 lettered copies, SIGNED by Norman Mailer. This is copy "A" of 26.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. How the Wimp Won the War [Lettered edition]. Lord John Press, 1992.
Price: US$187.50 + shipping
Description: 28 pages. 5-1/2 by 7-1/2 inches. One of 26 lettered copies bound in leather, out of an edition of 301, with 275 numbered copies in patterned paper over cloth boards. Essay on the Gulf War. First edition (first printing). A fine hardcover copy. Signed by the author. Copy lettered N.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Norman Mailer. How the Wimp Won the War. Lord John Press, Northridge California, 1992.
Price: US$248.00 + shipping
Description: Signed by Norman Mailer on limitation page in black and numbered, in blue in, as 15 out of 275 limited run. In Near Fine condition with the faintest hint of a smudge to front board, else fine. An absolutely handsome edition with the author's initials making up the pattern of the front and back boards. The paper is Curtis Flat Text with Palatino type. Designed by Susan Flake, bound by Mariana Blau, and printed by Page Printing Services. Lord John Press was a small private press founded by Herb Yellin in 1977. The press was based in Northridge, California, and it specialized in publishing limited edition, fine press books. Herb Yellin, the founder, was known for his passion for literature and his dedication to producing high-quality, collectible editions of works by notable authors. Lord John Press published works by various well-known authors, including Norman Mailer, Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, and others. The press gained a reputation for its commitment to craftsmanship, using high-quality materials and paying attention to design details in their limited edition publications. Lord John Press ceased operations in 1987. The limited availability and high quality of their publications have made their books sought after by collectors.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$281.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by Norman Mailer on limitation page in black. One of a handful of presentation copies of the numbered edition. From the personal estate of Herb Yellin. In Fine+ condition. An absolutely handsome edition with the author's initials making up the pattern of the front and back boards. The paper is Curtis Flat Text with Palatino type. Designed by Susan Flake, bound by Mariana Blau, and printed by Page Printing Services. Lord John Press was a small private press founded by Herb Yellin in 1977. The press was based in Northridge, California, and it specialized in publishing limited edition, fine press books. Herb Yellin, the founder, was known for his passion for literature and his dedication to producing high-quality, collectible editions of works by notable authors. Lord John Press published works by various well-known authors, including Norman Mailer, Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, and others. The press gained a reputation for its commitment to craftsmanship, using high-quality materials and paying attention to design details in their limited edition publications. Lord John Press ceased operations in 1987. The limited availability and high quality of their publications have made their books sought after by collectors.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. HOW THE WIMP WON THE WAR. Lord John Press, Northridge, 1992.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, limited to 26 lettered copies signed by Mailer of a total edition of 301 copies. Copy "V." Full leather. Issued without dustjacket. Unread copy in Fine condition.
Seller: REVERE BOOKS, abaa/ilab & ioba, Fernandina Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$336.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Signed by Norman Mailer on limitation page in black. Lettered "X" out of 26 editions on colophon. From the personal estate of Herb Yellin. In Fine+ condition. An absolutely handsome edition bound in black leather. The paper is Curtis Flat Text with Palatino type. Designed by Susan Flake, bound by Mariana Blau, and printed by Page Printing Services. Lord John Press was a small private press founded by Herb Yellin in 1977. The press was based in Northridge, California, and it specialized in publishing limited edition, fine press books. Herb Yellin, the founder, was known for his passion for literature and his dedication to producing high-quality, collectible editions of works by notable authors. Lord John Press published works by various well-known authors, including Norman Mailer, Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, and others. The press gained a reputation for its commitment to craftsmanship, using high-quality materials and paying attention to design details in their limited edition publications. Lord John Press ceased operations in 1987. The limited availability and high quality of their publications have made their books sought after by collectors. Signed Limited Lettered Edition "X" out of 26 copies.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. How the Wimp Won the War. Lord John Press, Northridge, California, 1992.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Full morocco gilt. Fine. One of 26 lettered copies Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$358.00 + shipping
Description: Signed by Norman Mailer on limitation page in black. One of a handful of presentation copies of the lettered edition, itself a small run of 26 copies. From the personal estate of Herb Yellin. In Fine+ condition. An absolutely handsome edition bound in black leather. The paper is Curtis Flat Text with Palatino type. Designed by Susan Flake, bound by Mariana Blau, and printed by Page Printing Services. Lord John Press was a small private press founded by Herb Yellin in 1977. The press was based in Northridge, California, and it specialized in publishing limited edition, fine press books. Herb Yellin, the founder, was known for his passion for literature and his dedication to producing high-quality, collectible editions of works by notable authors. Lord John Press published works by various well-known authors, including Norman Mailer, Ray Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, and others. The press gained a reputation for its commitment to craftsmanship, using high-quality materials and paying attention to design details in their limited edition publications. Lord John Press ceased operations in 1987. The limited availability and high quality of their publications have made their books sought after by collectors. Limited Lettered Signed Publisher's Edition.
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.