Tender Trap, The – Max Shulman and Robert Paul Smith
NF/VG

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional First Edition, First Printing hardcover copy of The Tender Trap by Max Shulman and Robert Paul Smith in a jacket protected in a new archival wrap.  First Edition unstated, 1955 Random House. First Printing stated. 178 pages. Eight glossy pages of production photos.

The exterior of the book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright cloth boards, strong title ink on a convex spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions or signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

The dust jacket is in Very Good condition with toned paper, heavy surface and edge wear, and the $2.75 price on the front flap. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.

The Tender Trap is a three-act farce, with a small cast, one setting, and moderate pacing. The story concerns a bachelor with a trio of professional women and a recent college grad as girl friends, who tries to avoid their suggestions of marriage.

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