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Bellow, Saul. The Victim.. The Vanguard Press, New York, 1947.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the author's second novel. Octavo, original black cloth. An excellent example in a near fine dust jacket. Looking back at his first two novels later in his career, Bellow "distanced himself from them by calling Dangling Man his M.A. and The Victim his Ph.D." Like many of his works, the protagonist is a young Jewish man. In a New York heat wave he is accosted in the park by a stranger who accuses him of ruining his life. "The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation" (The New York Review of Books).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. The Victim. Vanguard Press, New York, 1947.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: Hardcover. First Edition. Signed by the author on the title page. The author's second novel. Very good in black cloth boards with blue title to spine. Minor wear to corners and spine ends and very light evidence of a minor dampstain to the rear board. Signed by the previous owner on the front free endpaper, and browning to both gutters; otherwise, a clean copy. In a good light blue dust jacket with white title to spine and front panel. There are several large chips to the top edges of the dust jacket and there are a few small chips to the bottom edge. Browning to the spine panel and dampstaining to rear panel. 294 pages. LIT.052511.
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. THE VICTIM. The Vanguard Press, New York, 1947.
Price: US$460.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Inscribed and SIGNED by the author on the fep. Endpapers are yellowed and stained. 294 pages in very good, clean condition except for last page which is stained. Outer edges yellowed. Black cloth with blue titles on the spine. Corners lightly bumped. Light rubbing on the edges, head/tail of spine. Blue DJ with white titles. Jacket is in poor condition.; missing one flap and half of the lower jacket and spine. Upper jacket is mostly intact, with chips at the corners and head of spine. Jacket yellowed. Author's second book. GOOD+/POOR
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Bellow, Saul. The Victim. The Vanguard Press, 1947.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SIGNED by author on end paper. First edition. Black cloth with small dig bottom front edge, top edge faded, as is top edge of spine. Glue stains to outer gutters, two small bookplates. Dj lightly soiled and edge worn, small chips at extremities, 1/4 in chip at top spine, plus 1 inch vertical tear top rear panel. Horizontal break between C and T on dj spine.Bla; 9.0 X 6.0 X 1.0 inches; 294 pages
Seller: Isaiah Thomas Books & Prints, Inc., Cotuit, MA, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. The Victim.. The Vanguard Press, New York, 1947.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning author's second book. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed by Saul Bellow on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket dust jacket. Housed in a custom half morocco slipcase. A Burgess 99 title. Looking back at his first two novels later in his career, Bellow "distanced himself from them by calling Dangling Man his M.A. and The Victim his Ph.D." Like many of his works, the protagonist is a young Jewish man. In a New York heat wave he is accosted in the park by a stranger who accuses him of ruining his life. "The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation" (The New York Review of Books).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. The Victim. Vanguard Press, New York, 1947.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A nice copy of this, Bellow's second novel, signed on the title page. Spine of jacket darkened, with a fingernail sized chip at both base and top of spine. The first edition, published by the Vanguard Press in 1947. A near fine copy of the book in a very good dust jacket.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. The Victim. Vanguard Press, 1947.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A very attractive copy. The first American edition, published by the Vanguard Press in 1947. A near fine example of the book with a light bump to a single corner. The dust jacket has a very unobtrusive tear to the front panel and a touch of toning to the spine and the white rear panel. Saul Bellow has inscribed this copy on the half title. Bellow's second book, following Dangling Man.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. The Victim.. The Vanguard Press, New York, 1947.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the author's second novel. Octavo, original black cloth. Signed twice by the author. Signed "good wishes Saul Bellow" on the title page and again on a notecard on the front free endpaper. Light rubbing, near fineÂin the original dust jacket with a few small chips to the spine. Looking back at his first two novels later in his career, Bellow "distanced himself from them by calling Dangling Man his M.A. and The Victim his Ph.D." Like many of his works, the protagonist is a young Jewish man. In a New York heat wave he is accosted in the park by a stranger who accuses him of ruining his life. "The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation" (The New York Review of Books).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. The Victim. The Vanguard Press, New York, 1947.
Price: US$1475.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 294 pages. First edition, first printing. His second novel and Burgess 99 title. Signed by Bellow on title page. Fine book with a touch of off setting from printer's glue on the front and back end papers in a fine dust jacket with very slight fading to the spine. Price clipped. A beautiful copy!
Seller: Fireproof Books, MINNETONKA, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$1925.00 + shipping
Description: BELLOW, Saul. The Victim. Orig. cloth, dust jacket. N.Y.: The Vanguard Press, Inc., (1947). First edition of the author's second book. Fine copy signed by the author.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.
Bellow, Saul. THE VICTIM. Signed. The Vanguard Press, New York, 1947.
Price: US$2650.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Author. Lovely example of the First edition of the author's second book. Signed by Bellow at the top of the title-page in black ink. First edition. 8vo., 294pp., black cloth, lettered in light blue to spine, top edge stained blue. A fine copy in dustwrapper, price-clipped, showing minimal use; The delicate powder blue dustwrapper just a bit faded at the spine, a couple of short closed tears. By far a better than usual example of this important Burgess 99 Novel.
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada