Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional special edition, first printing hardcover copy of The Natural by Bernard Malamud.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, leather boards with some rubbing on the back, strong title gilt on a straight spine and front title and borders. Also with, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled top spine end, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
No dust jacket as issued.
The classical novel (and basis for the acclaimed film starring Robert Redford) now in a new edition. The Natural, Bernard Malamud’s first novel, published in 1952, is also the first―and some would say still the best―novel ever written about baseball.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
