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MAILER, Norman. Barbary Shore. Rinehart, New York, 1951.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, with the Rinehart logo on the copyright page. The author's second book. SIGNED by Norman Mailer. Page edges a bit dusty; staining to inner flap of DJ. Jacket is intact, and black boards are less worn than usual.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman.. BARBARY SHORE.. N.Y. Rinehart & Co. Inc., 1951.
Price: US$81.44 + shipping
Description: Or.bds. Dustjacket. 312pp. Dustjacket covered in plastic. Very good copy. 1st ed. With inserted bookplate signed by Norman Mailer. Wounded during WWII, Mike Lovett is an amnesiac, & much of his past is a secret to himself. But when Lovett rents a room in Brooklyn, he finds his housemates have secrets of their own.
Seller: The Antique Bookshop & Curios (ANZAAB), Crows Nest, NSW, Australia
Mailer, Norman. Barbary Shore. Rinehart & Co., New York, 1951.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Black cloth; illustrated dust jacket. First edition, with the Rinehart logo on the copyright page. The author's second book. Briefly inscribed and signed by Norman Mailer. Typical rubbing to black Rinehart boards, but a nice square copy in a DJ (retaining the original price of $3.00) with light edgewear externally; there is some staining to the verso of the green and black variant dustwrapper, especially to the spine. But this is hardly visible without turning the jacket over. Displays quite nicely in mylar.
Seller: Sanctuary Books, A.B.A.A., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Barbary Shore. Rinehart, New York, 1951.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Boards show wear on edges, especially the spine ends and small patch on the front, in near fine dust jacket with a vertical light crease on spine. Cited by Walter Rideout in his study of radical novels. Signed on the title page. Mailer's second book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 312 pp
Seller: Beasley Books, ABAA, ILAB, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman [Kingsley]. The Barbary Shore (Signed Bookplate Laid-in). Rinehart, New York, 1951.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing. [publisher's device on copyright page] Signed bookplate loosely laid-in. Octavo (21.5 cm.), black paper-covered boards titled in white on the spine; dustjacket; 312pp; some dust/soil to the textblock; spine ends pushed; corners faintly rubbed; Very Good+. The green and black dustjacket is unclipped (Priced $3.00); nicks and short tears along the top edge mostly; general rubbing; Very Good+. Author's second novel in which a World War ll veteran, with amnesia, rents a room in Brooklyn with the intention of writing a book. ADAMS, Norman Mailer: A Comprehensive Bibiliography, p.1.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. Barbary Shore. Rinehart & Co. Inc, New York, 1951.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition, Author's Second Book. Octavo. Black dust jacket with green and white lettering, signed by author on front free end paper. Very good dust jacket, small chip to front panel, light wear to spine edges, near fine overall.
Seller: Yesterday's Gallery, ABAA, East Woodstock, CT, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. BARBARY SHORE. Rinehart & Co., Inc., New York, NY., 1951.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Signed first edition bound in mottled and edge worn black cloth with foxed end pages but contents are bright and fresh otherwise and signed on the title page. The dust jacket with light edge wear and a few small scuffs. - From the American First Editions collection of Donald C. Scriven (1948-2019). Don relished points of issue and the primacy of the dust jacket but above all he loved the literature!; Signed by Author
Seller: Hoffman Books, ABAA, IOBA, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.
Norman Mailer. Barbary Shore. Rinehart & Co., New York, 1951.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First printing with the Rinehart R. Signed by author on half-title page. Near Fine and would be fine but the tape ghosts on endpapers and slight loss at spine ends (otherwise no internal markings). The book is in otherwise in fine condition with stiff spine, rigid boards, clean text block, pointed tips. The red variant jacket in not price clipped ($3.00) but has 2" by 3" loss on spine and some slight wear at spine ends, tips points and some edges. Now looks glossy in new archival mylar cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping with a non-price listed purchase order inside along with biodegradable packing.
Seller: Winding Road Books, Templeton, CA, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. Barbary Shore. rinehart, New York, 1951.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo, black cloth, lettered in white; edges & corners rubbed. N.Y.: Rinehart, (1951). First Edition. His second book, signed by Mailer on the half-title.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Barbary Shore. Rinehart & Co., New York, New York, U.S.A., 1951.
Price: US$195.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1951 Rinehart & Co. FIRST edition of Mailer's 2nd book with a **SIGNATURE** card tipped in! The circled "R" is present on the copyright page indicating a true first! Condition: The hardback has very minor wear along the edges, spine ends and corners. The unclipped dustjacket has the $3.00 price but has been trimmed though neither affecting the photo nor any lettering.
Seller: Bren-Books, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. BARBARY SHORE. Rinehart (1951), New York, 1951.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. SIGNED by Mailer. His second book. Black boards show minor wear, otherwise very good or better; in very good black-and-green dust jacket with edge rubbing and minor chipping at corners and spine ends. Also noted in red and black, priority unknown.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Barbary Shore. New York: Rinehart, 1951, 1951.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hard Cover. Very Good. First Edition. Signed by Author. An impressively fresh copy of the author's second novel. No blemishes of any sort to book, saving a just detectable scuff to base of rear panel. Jacket is the red and black variant (a green and black also appeared), with original $3.00 price intact. Small portion of rear corner missing, but no text affected and there is indication of a crease to the rear spine fold. All of the above excepted, this is a tight and clean copy of a book which is getting increasingly difficult to find in fine shape. It is even scarcer to find such a copy with Mailer's SIGNATURE, which this copy has. Photograph available upon request.
Seller: Gordon & Taylor Books, peekskill, NY, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. Barbary Shore. rinehart, New York, 1951.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 8vo, black cloth, lettered in white; edges & corners rubbed; d.w. N.Y.: Rinehart, (1951). First Edition. His second book, signed by Mailer on the half-title. The book has 2 dust wrappers, the red & black and the green & black versions. Both dust wrappers are worn at the edges, and the green one is split at one fold.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Barbary Shore **Signed**. Rinehart and Co, New York, 1951.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Mailer's Second Book. Presentation copy Signed by Author on title page- No inscription. First Edition, First Printing. Stated First Edition Book is in Very good condition. Some rubbling on bottom edges - browning (age) noted on edges. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Very Good condition. chipping on edges and spine areas. Not price clipped. 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.
MAILER, Norman. Barbary Shore. Rinehart & Co, New York, 1951.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Top edge very slightly soiled, still fine in a little spine-toned, near fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author, his second book.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Barbary Shore. Rinehart Company, New York, 1951.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 312 pages. First edition, first printing. Red & black dust jacket with design by SKA. His second book. Signed by Mailer on the title page. Fine book in a fine dust jacket with a touch of tanning to the spine. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. Barbary Shore. Rinehart & Co., New York, NY, 1951.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Mailer's second novel, about an amnesiac WWII veteran who aspires to write a novel. Inscribed to street photographer Helen Levitt, a contemporary in the arts. Levitt's name is misspelled "Leavitt" but this copy comes from a member of the Levitt family. Boards are worn on edges and corners, some mild soil to edges of text block and endpapers. Text clean. Mylar-wrapped dust jacket has some creasing and rubbing on edges, lightly discolored along top edge, has not been price-clipped.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author(s)
Seller: Back of Beyond Books, Moab, UT, U.S.A.
MAILER, Norman. Barbary Shore. rinehart, New York, 1951.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo, black wrappers, lettered in white & red. (spine faded & scuffed; preliminary lower corners bumped). N.Y.: Rinehart, (1951). First Edition. Advance reading copy of his second book, signed by Mailer on the title. Housed in a black cloth case with leather labels.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Mailer, Norman. BARBARY SHORE. Rinehart (1951), New York, 1951.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. From the collection of Adeline Lubell-Naiman. INSCRIBED "To Adel and Lucky / - from the sweet / megalomaniac / With love / Norman / April 1951." Head of spine creased and bumped, edge wear to the cheap boards, light foxing to endpapers, small stain to fore edge, otherwise about very good in lightly chipped dust jacket with rubbing to edges and folds. Adeline Lubell-Naiman was the editor instrumental in the eventual publication of THE NAKED AND THE DEAD. In 1946, while an editor at Little, Brown, Lubell-Naiman convinced Mailer to submit the first 200 pages of THE NAKED AND THE DEAD, which she talked up to her publisher. Unfortunately, she was also the one to suggest historian and critic Bernard DeVoto read the manuscript--he recommended not publishing. But Mailer submitted it to Rinehart, who published the book in 1948. Over the years, Lubell-Naiman remained close friends with Mailer and his wives. In the summer of 1968 she even played the role of "Adeline McCarthy," a president of a women's college in Mailer's film "Maidstone" (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center website). GOOD ASSOCIATION
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.