Play It as It Lays – Joan Didion
NF Paperback

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional second paperback edition, early printing copy of Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion. Second Edition described, 2007 Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Fourth Printing with partial number line, 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.

The exterior of the paperback edition is in Near Fine condition, with clean, bright covers with no creases, a strong title on a square spine, clean page blocks, a tight binding with no spine cracks, no spine tilt, lightly rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the previous owner’s name and date on the inside front cover and an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership inside. The inside covers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

A ruthless dissection of American life in the late 1960s, Joan Didion’s Play It as It Lays captures the mood of an entire generation, the ennui of contemporary society reflected in spare prose that blisters and haunts the reader.

Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.