Forrest Gump – Winston Groom
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For sale is a Near Fine first edition, first printing of Forrest Gump by Winston Groom, complete with a Near Fine dust jacket wrapped in a new archival wrap. First THUS with ISBN 0-671-526065 and full number line on the copyright page.  First printing with a full number line reversed, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and “First Pocket Books hardcover printing , November 1994.  (The Book Club Edition has the same First Printing statement, but without the print line or ISBN.) The true first edition was published in 1986.

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on a straight spine,  clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The colored end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is also in Near Fine condition, with the price on the front flap and mild surface and edge wear. First state jacket $20.00 price on the front flap, the ISBN and barcode on the back. (Again the more common Book C lub jackets have no price, ISBN numbers or bar codes.) Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

Chronicles the rollicking misadventures of Forrest Gump, an idiot savant college football player whose mathematical genius does not prevent his flunking out and who finds himself drafted for Vietnam.

This is the 1994 movie tie-in hardcover edition.

Ships promptly in corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.