CANNIBALS AND CHRISTIANS
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good to Near Fine/Good To Good Plus
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Dial Press, 1966. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good to Near Fine/Good To Good Plus. Norman Mailer was a bestselling novelist who, in the turbulent 1950s and 1960s, became a journalist, biographer, actor and political activist, among his many roles. Along with Truman Capote and Tom Wolfe, Mailer was one of the early innovators of creative non-fiction, also known as new journalism, and probably did his best work in this area, winning two Pulitzer Prizes and a National Book Award. "Cannibals and Christians" is a collection of short writings from 1960 to 1966 on topics such as politics, poetry, literary criticism, and sex and society. First Printing, First Edition. About 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches, 400 pages in dark-blue cloth-covered boards with gold and silver lettering on spine. Text includes a tipped-in frontispiece photo of a ten-foot model construction of about 20,000 pieces representing a city of the future with some 15,000 apartments for 50,000 people. The photo is also used in the design for the dustjacket's front panel, with yellow and white lettering. DJ's back panel shows six paragraphs describing the varied content of the book. The boards show only a touch of shelf wear; there is a penciled, brief gift inscription dated "xmas 1966" on the fep, o/w text is clean, complete and unmarked; binding is tight and square. No bumping, creasing, or tearing, not remaindered. The dj shows considerable edge wear, with a single 3/4 inch tear at the lower edge of the front panel and numerous tiny tears and chippings on corners, edges and spine ends. That said, it is about 97% whole and not price-clipped. Understanding Mailer and his times means understanding his non-fiction, including this collection from the 60s. [Due to the book's size and weight, priority/express orders or orders from outside the U.S. may require extra postage.]
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005599
- Title
- CANNIBALS AND CHRISTIANS
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good to Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good To Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- COMMENTARY, POLITICS, LITERATURE, ESSAYS, FIRST EDITION, POETRY, 1960S,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography/Memoirs; Essays; African American;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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