Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, early printing of The Other by Tom Tryon in a new archival wrap. First Edition stated, 1971 Knopf. First Printing with 1971 on title and copyright pages and no subsequent printing.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean boards, strong title gilt on the spine and front board, lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear . The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with a one inch diameter coffee stain on the first free end paper and no other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership. The interior pages are clean and lightly toned.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition without a price on the unclipped front flap, a sunned spine, mild surface wear and heavy edge wear. First state jacket with a $6.95 price on the front flap and 5/71 date on the rear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Thomas Tryon’s best-selling novel about a homegrown monster is an eerie examination of the darkness that dwells within everyone. It is a landmark of psychological horror that is a worthy descendent of the books of Robert Louis Stevenson, Shirley Jackson, and Patricia Highsmith.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
