Malamud, Bernard. The Magic Barrel. Jewish Publication Society of America, 1958.

Price: US$150.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very Good hardcover in a Fair dust jacket which has been wrapped. Dust jacket is chipped and worn. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper. ; Signed First Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages; Signed by Author

Seller: Elder's Bookstore, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.

Malamud, Bernard. The Magic Barrel. Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1958.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st Edition/Stated 1st Printing (true 1st Printing before the Farrar trade edition). SIGNED by Malamud on a bookplate affixed to title page (signature only). hint of spine slant. Jacket cover by Milton Glaser; five blurbs on rear of DJ. DJ rubbed and faded with edge wear and chipping onrear and spine ends; sunning of spine. DJ price-clipped; mylar protected. Book is collection of 13 stories and won the National Book Award in 1959. (Bonus: Comes witha unsigned 1st Edition hardcover copy of Malamud's book of uncollected stories "The People"). Note: No International orders for this item. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Seller: Daniel Montemarano, Newfield, NJ, U.S.A.

Malamud, Bernard. The Magic Barrel. The Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 1958.

Price: US$900.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. (Preceded the Farrar, Straus & Cudahy trade edition by a few days.) Signed by author on title page in black ink. 214 pp. Original cloth-backed boards, decorated in purple and yellowish orange. Near Fine with very light wear to tips and name written on front free endpaper. In Very Good unclipped dust jacket with sunned spine panel, a few clear tape mends on verso, tiny pinhole in front panel, lightly worn at head. The author's first collection of stories, winner of a National Book Award.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.