Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of American Pastoral by Philip Roth in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 1997 Houghton Mifflin. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on the spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned .
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear, and the price on the front flap. Looks great in a new archival wrap.
A former athletic star, devoted family man, and owner of a thriving glove factory, Seymour “Swede” Levov finds his life coming apart during the social disorder of the 1960s, when his beloved daughter turns revolutionary terrorist out to destroy her father’s world.
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