Description
For sale: a rare and exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of The Plot Against America by Philip Roth. First Edition First Printing in a new archival wrap. First Edition unstated, 2004 Houghton Mifflin. First Printing with complete number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title gilt on the spine, a stain on the side page block, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with a full length scratch on the FEP, that also appears on the next page as a long dent. The object was some sort of pin, and it did not penetrate the FEP, except the bottom 1/4.” This same small cut appears on the first four pages, but is gone by the fifth page – which is the first page of Chapter 1. No other marks, inscriptions, or 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.
In a novel of alternative history, aviation hero and isolationist Charles A. Lindbergh defeats Franklin Roosevelt in the 1940 presidential election, negotiating a cordial accord with Adolf Hitler, accepting his conquest of Europe and anti-Semitic policies, and igniting a storm of fear for Jewish families throughout America.
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