Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Mailer, Norman. Advertisements for Myself. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1959.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed and inscribed by author on half title. First Edition. A Very Good copy in a Good dustjacket. Book has shelfwear, edgewear, soiling to covers and edges of text block, bumped corners, and toning to pages; DJ has shelfwear, edgwear, bumped corners, toning, sunning to spine (titles obscured), creases, soiling, scattered nicks, and scotch tape reinforcement to edges and spine on both verso and recto. Interior is tight, clean, and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in.
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman.. Advertisements for Myself.. NY. G.P. Putnam's. 1959., 1959.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Only 10,000 copies printed. With a lovely selection of 4 dustjacket photographs of Mailer from 1948 to 1958 on the rear panel of the dustjacket. With a bookplate signed by Mailer laid in. VG+/VG- in black cloth spine and red cloth covered boards stamped in gold with Mailer's facsimile signature and stamped in gold and red on the spine. Wth just a touch of wear to the extremities and light bumping to the corners. Jacket uniformly worn and edge-rubbed with a small patch of dampstain to the verso; with original price of $5.00 at the bottom of the inside front flap. Great photo of Mailer in his sailor's cap and curly black hair on the front panel. First Edition.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Advertisements for Myself. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1959.
Price: US$187.50 + shipping
Description: 532 pages. Short stories, essays and articles by the writer who would go on to twice win the Pulitzer Prize. Mailer's fourth book. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a dust jacket with a short creased tear to the cover and a slightly longer one at the rear. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: 'To Don Kaufmann, I'm tempted to sign this as Howard Duff. Norman Mailer / Sept. '75.' With a signed handwritten note on a napkin by the author laid in answering his own joke: 'To Don Kaufmann -- I really should have signed this Norman Mailer. Howard Duff / Feb. 3, 1976.' The note previously housed in an archival slip that had been sealed with scotch tape which offset onto the front endpaper slightly affecting the inscription.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Norman Mailer. Advertisements for Myself - Advanced Review Copy - FLAT SIGNED. G. P. Putnam, 1959.
Price: US$199.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: PRICE REDUCED!!!!vvFrom one of the great authors of our time, (The Naked and The Dead)here you have an incredible collectible - An advanced reading copy with the note from the publisher (see photo)and a publicity photo of Norman Mailer, and finally the first edition from 1959 is flat signed by Mailer. This is quite a rare set of literary treasures that offer a special opportunity for the collector.
Seller: Twain of Thought Rare Books, Summerfield, NC, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. Advertisements for Myself. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1959.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Slight edgewear else near fine in a very good dustwrapper with shallow chips and fading. Signed by the author.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. Advertisements for Myself. G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1959.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Corners a little worn, near fine dustwrappe r. Inscribed by the author: "To Lilla - this unforgettable book. Love Norman [with a doodle, probably of a flower?]"
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Advertisements For Myself: Signed. G.P. Putnam's Sons, U.S.A., 1959.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed By The Author On The Front Free End Page. First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good Condition. Boards Have A Mild Amount Of Shelf Wear, Tiny Bit Of Bump To The Corners. Page Edges Have A Small Amount Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Condition. Very Mild Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Wrapper. Thanks And Enjoy.
Seller: SkylarkerBooks, CARSON CITY, NV, U.S.A.