Mailer, Norman. The Naked and the Dead.. Allan Wingate, London, 1949.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Description: First British edition of the author's first book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "For ________ ________, Spent a winter once in Jamaica, Vermont, back in 1949, Loved it. Cheers Norman Mailer." Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by James Holland. The Naked and the Dead follows the story of an army platoon of foot soldiers fighting for the Japanese island of Anopopei. "The best novel to come out of the . . . war, perhaps the best book to come out of any war" (San Francisco Chronicle). "The narrative presents, with great accuracy and power, the agony of the American troops in the Pacific campaign It remains Mailer’s best, and certainly the best war novel to emerge from the United States" (Burgess, 42-43).

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Mailer, Norman. The Naked and the Dead. Allan Wingate, 1949.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: [ONE OF 13 copies only]. (19490 Allan Wingate, London. [x], 728pp; gilt-stamped pebbled wine leather, ribbon marker. English edition of the author's first book, deluxe issue, comprising 253 copies, of which this is number VI of 13 reserved for presentation. Inscribed by Mailer ("Cheers"), although not called for. Book near fine, some cracking along inner joints. No DJ, as issued. Comes in specially made custom cloth slipcase. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item.

Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.